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Pilinia Case Study: E-commerce Platform for Lingerie Sales

Brief description

Women’s lingerie marketplace: catalog with product cards and checkout; the showcase is managed via an admin panel.

Task

Build a women’s lingerie marketplace with a product showcase and order flow, where catalog and product cards are managed in an admin panel.

About the project

We built a marketplace for women’s lingerie. Shoppers browse, add items to favorites, or place orders from product cards on the storefront, while product cards themselves are created and managed by an administrator through the admin panel.

Business benefits

OWN ONLINE SALES CHANNEL — THE BRAND GETS A STOREFRONT IT FULLY CONTROLS AND REDUCES DEPENDENCE ON SOCIAL-MEDIA ALGORITHMS
CATALOG MANAGEMENT WITHOUT DEVELOPERS — PRODUCT CARDS ARE CREATED AND EDITED IN THE ADMIN PANEL BY THE STORE TEAM
65% GROWTH IN ONLINE ORDERS BY MOVING FROM CHAT-BASED SALES TO A CLEAR “CHOOSE — ORDER” FLOW
WIDER SALES GEOGRAPHY — AN ONLINE STOREFRONT OPENS THE BRAND TO BUYERS BEYOND THE HOME CITY
Pilinia

Features

Landing
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Marketplace home page presenting the Pilinia brand

First screen with a visual focus on women’s lingerie

Block with key store benefits

Links to the catalog and product categories

Block with popular products or curated collections

New arrivals block

Promotional or recommended products block

Presentation of the “Hint at a gift” scenario

Quick CTA buttons to purchase, catalog, or a collection

Navigation across the main site sections

Responsive home page for mobile devices

Authorization and registration
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New user registration

Sign-in with email and password

Access to the personal account

Password recovery

Sign-out

Input validation

Error handling on sign-in and registration

User personal account
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View and edit personal data

Manage contact information

View order history

View order statuses

Access to favorited products

Quick jump to previously saved items

Reopen a product card from favorites or history

Product and promo showcase on the home page
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Home page with a product selection

Display of women’s lingerie product cards

Product photo, name, price, and short description

Current product status

Navigation from a card to the detailed product page

Showcase adapted for regular assortment updates

Showcase content managed via the admin panel

Full product catalog
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Product catalog with lingerie cards

Products split by categories

Browse the assortment in a single feed

Open a specific product from the catalog

Key product parameters on the card

Support for different product types in one storefront

Catalog updates without developers via the admin panel

Product card
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Detailed product page

Multiple product photos

Name, price, description, and product specs

Size selection

Color or variant selection when available

Product availability

Add to favorites

Proceed to checkout

Information needed to decide on a purchase

Favorites
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Add a product to favorites

Remove a product from favorites

List of saved products

Quick jump from favorites to the product card

Return to deferred items before ordering

Favorites as a flow for re-selection and comparison

Cart and checkout
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Add the selected product to the order

View order contents

Change quantity when needed

Remove a product from the order

Calculate the order total

Validate selected sizes, colors, and variants

Final purchase confirmation

Successful order status display

Admin panel
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Admin sign-in to the private area

Create new product cards

Edit existing cards

Remove products from the storefront

Manage product photos

Fill in name, price, description, and specs

Manage product categories

Manage product availability

Publish and unpublish products

Update the assortment without changing the codebase

Product card management
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Add a product to the catalog

Configure main product parameters

Upload images

Edit description

Change price

Manage the size grid

Manage colors or product variants

Show the product on the storefront after publishing

Hide a product when it is out of stock

Keep the assortment up to date

Order management
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Receive orders from the storefront

View the list of new orders

View order details

Show selected product, size, color, and quantity

Show buyer contact details

Change order status

Process the order as an administrator

Keep order history in the admin area

Categories and assortment structure
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Create product categories

Assign products to categories

Extend the catalog structure

Support different product position types

Simpler assortment navigation for shoppers

Manage catalog structure via the admin panel

Content management
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Manage product card texts

Manage visual storefront content

Upload and replace images

Update product descriptions

Keep product information current

Quickly change the assortment for new collections

Responsive interface
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Correct storefront display across devices

Convenient product browsing on mobile

Checkout adapted for the mobile flow

Convenient catalog navigation

Interface optimized for fast product selection and ordering

Working with the client

*Important: this is not project delivery work — it is work with the client specifically, and it is not in the estimate or commercial proposal; it is what we do to raise the product’s chance of successAn educational foundation the client builds on later on their ownThe best reward for us is when six months later the client says: “I could already launch a similar project from scratch myself.” We deliberately structure the work so every development stage is also learning. We explain why a given architecture was chosen, how it ties to scaling risks, and which metrics will be early indicators of success or trouble. A separate focus is launch marketing mechanics proven on real cases in this period. Plus a personal track with the director, where internal blocks and entrepreneurial fears that slow growth no less than technical mistakes are addressed. The owner leaves the project not just with a tool, but with a thinking system that multiplies their odds of success.Our goal is not just development — it is our client’s success.

Design goals:

PUT VISUALS AT THE CENTER: LINGERIE SELLS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, SO THE UI HIGHLIGHTS THE PRODUCT AND STAYS A NEUTRAL BACKDROP
SHORTEN THE PATH FROM PRODUCT CARD TO ORDER TO RAISE PURCHASE CONVERSION BY 60%
CONVEY BRAND CHARACTER: DESIGNER HAND-SEWN LINGERIE NEEDS A DELICATE, AESTHETIC PRESENTATION

Design results:

THE STOREFRONT IS BUILT AROUND PHOTOS: LARGE IMAGES, MINIMAL VISUAL NOISE, ATTENTION ON THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY
THE PRODUCT CARD ANSWERS QUESTIONS BEFORE CHECKOUT: MODEL, SIZES, PRICE, AND AVAILABILITY ARE VISIBLE AT ONCE
SHORT PURCHASE FLOW: FROM CHOOSING A SET TO PLACING AN ORDER IN AS FEW STEPS AS POSSIBLE
SITE AESTHETICS MATCH A DESIGNER BRAND — TRUST IN THE STORE FORMS FROM THE FIRST SCREEN