Seers, fix­ers and workarounders ftw: Big­Com­merce Awards

We’re not an agency that chas­es tro­phies; we chase results. But this year, our work was rec­og­nized at the pres­ti­gious Big­Com­merce EMEA Part­ner Awards, and we can’t help but feel a lit­tle proud — and a lot grate­ful, as the ini­tia­tive cel­e­brates agen­cies and tech­nol­o­gy part­ners who push the bound­aries of ecom­merce inno­va­tion, strat­e­gy, and execution.

Let’s take a clos­er look at what makes them spe­cial — and why this recog­ni­tion high­lights the pow­er of col­lab­o­ra­tion, cre­ativ­i­ty, and the right mix of elements.

What Are the Big­Com­merce Awards?

The Big­Com­merce EMEA Part­ner Awards were estab­lished in 2021 to rec­og­nize out­stand­ing con­tri­bu­tions to ecom­merce across Europe, the Mid­dle East, and Africa (EMEA). Each year, Big­Com­merce cel­e­brates its net­work of agency and tech­nol­o­gy part­ners who have gone above and beyond to deliv­er trans­for­ma­tive results for mer­chants, lever­ag­ing the platform’s flex­i­bil­i­ty, scal­a­bil­i­ty, and cut­ting-edge technology.

Win­ners are eval­u­at­ed by a pan­el of Big­Com­merce employ­ees and exec­u­tives, based on the mea­sur­able val­ue they’ve cre­at­ed for their clients and the cre­ativ­i­ty of their solutions.

The awards spot­light the diverse strengths of BigCommerce’s part­ner ecosys­tem. Key cat­e­gories include:

• Achieve­ment in Growth: Rec­og­niz­ing part­ners dri­ving excep­tion­al mer­chant growth, which is cru­cial for busi­ness­es look­ing to expand their mar­ket share and reach new customers.
• Inno­va­tion Award: Cel­e­brat­ing ground­break­ing ecom­merce builds and strate­gies that rede­fine the online shop­ping expe­ri­ence. This cat­e­go­ry high­lights the cre­ativ­i­ty and tech­ni­cal exper­tise required to stay ahead.
• Shop­per Expe­ri­ence Award: Hon­or­ing agen­cies that craft seam­less, engag­ing cus­tomer jour­neys. A well-designed shop­per expe­ri­ence is vital for dri­ving con­ver­sions and build­ing brand loyalty.
• Design Award: High­light­ing stun­ning store­fronts that merge beau­ty with func­tion­al­i­ty, demon­strat­ing how aes­thet­ics can enhance usabil­i­ty and cus­tomer engagement.
• Head­less Com­merce Award: Rec­og­niz­ing part­ners lever­ag­ing BigCommerce’s open APIs to deploy head­less store­fronts, which offer unpar­al­leled flex­i­bil­i­ty and scal­a­bil­i­ty for busi­ness­es aim­ing to inno­vate their ecom­merce presence.

In oth­er words, what tru­ly mat­ters in ecom­merce — growth, cre­ativ­i­ty, and putting the end cus­tomer first.

Here comes the hotstepper

This year, we made the short­list for our work with EGO Shoes, a UK-based fash­ion pow­er­house expe­ri­enc­ing rapid growth and inter­na­tion­al expan­sion. Their pre­vi­ous Magen­to set­up couldn’t keep pace with their goals, and we stepped in to deliv­er a solu­tion that trans­formed their ecom­merce operations. 

We deliv­ered a head­less Big­Com­merce solu­tion that not only trans­formed their ecom­merce oper­a­tions but also set them up for long-term growth. Here’s what made the project stand out:

• Head­less Archi­tec­ture Imple­men­ta­tion: Built for scal­a­bil­i­ty and speed, designed to keep up with EGO’s fast-paced growth and glob­al ambitions.
• Cus­tom Design & Devel­op­ment: From the prod­uct list­ing pages (PLPs) to the check­out process, we craft­ed a bespoke user expe­ri­ence from scratch.
• Mul­ti-Chan­nel & Mul­ti-Cur­ren­cy Sup­port: Seam­less­ly inte­grat­ed solu­tions for local­ized store­fronts, cov­er­ing mar­kets in the UK, US, Cana­da, Aus­tralia, Europe, and the UAE.
• CMS Inte­gra­tion (Amplience): Empow­ered EGO’s mar­ket­ing team with the abil­i­ty to man­age con­tent autonomous­ly, with­out need­ing a developer.
• Cus­tom Microser­vices & Inte­gra­tions: Con­nect­ed Big­Com­merce with tools like Ome­tria (CRM), Graphene­HC (mer­chan­dis­ing), and Peo­pleVox (ware­house man­age­ment sys­tem).
• Per­for­mance Boost: Deliv­ered a 24% improve­ment in speed —turn­ing a slow, clunky web­site into a fast, effi­cient sales engine.

Want the full sto­ry? Check out the EGO case study.

Why Big­Com­merce?

At Take­FortyT­wo, we part­ner with Big­Com­merce because we believe in its abil­i­ty to deliv­er flex­i­ble, scal­able, and cost-effec­tive solu­tions for mer­chants. From its robust API capa­bil­i­ties to its sup­port for head­less archi­tec­ture, Big­Com­merce gives us the tools to build ecom­merce solu­tions that actu­al­ly work.

This nom­i­na­tion reflects what’s pos­si­ble when the right tools meet the right team. It’s a tes­ta­ment to EGO’s bold vision, BigCommerce’s robust ecosys­tem, and our relent­less focus on cre­at­ing solu­tions that grow businesses.

Why This Matters

The Big­Com­merce Awards val­i­date our approach of rolling up our sleeves and solv­ing real-world ecom­merce chal­lenges with cre­ativ­i­ty, care, and tech­ni­cal excellence.

While we didn’t walk away with the tro­phy this year, the nom­i­na­tion itself is a reminder of why — and how — we do what we do.

Look­ing Ahead

Yeah, we’re already think­ing about what’s next. Our team remains com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing award-wor­thy solu­tions for our clients — not because we want to win more tro­phies, but because we love to cre­ate work that works.

Huge thanks to EGO Shoes for trust­ing us with their vision and to Big­Com­merce for rec­og­niz­ing our efforts. Here’s to more big wins — together.

Want to build an award-wor­thy ecom­merce solu­tion that scales?

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