MCM search

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

About MCM Fashion Group Limited

MCM Worldwide is a leather luxury goods brand. MCM’s vision is to revolutionize luxury fashion accessories and travel goods by combining craftsmanship and value for today’s modern generation of Global Nomads.

 

Through innovation and timeless design, MCM combines iconic German-engineered functionality with traditional craftsmanship, offering a heritage of elegance. MCM established itself as a global luxury brand through European artisanship with a refined mastery of skills, handcrafting elegant products with flawless quality materials. A long-time favorite of royalty and celebrities, MCM boasts architect-designed boutiques in chic cities such as Berlin, Dusseldorf, London, New York, Athens, Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul, and is sold by prestigious retailers all over the world. Currently, MCM operates 20+ online sites supported by the Salesforce Commerce Cloud platform.

a sophisticated display that connects digital and physical shopping experiences for MCM luxury backpacks. The top left corner shows two models in coordinated blue outfits, lounging on a blue satin fabric, accessorized with fashion-forward backpacks, suggesting a luxury lifestyle. The right side features a laptop screen displaying a product customization interface, offering choices in backpack styles, colors, and details. Below, a smartphone shows an e-commerce site with various backpacks listed, emphasizing mobile shopping convenience. Lastly, the bottom right section showcases a physical display of multiple backpacks hung on a white wall, each differing in color and pattern, emphasizing the variety and appeal of the collection. This layout seamlessly blends online shopping with in-store experience elements, targeting modern, tech-savvy consumers interested in high-end fashion accessories
a sophisticated display that connects digital and physical shopping experiences for MCM luxury backpacks. The top left corner shows two models in coordinated blue outfits, lounging on a blue satin fabric, accessorized with fashion-forward backpacks, suggesting a luxury lifestyle. The right side features a laptop screen displaying a product customization interface, offering choices in backpack styles, colors, and details. Below, a smartphone shows an e-commerce site with various backpacks listed, emphasizing mobile shopping convenience. Lastly, the bottom right section showcases a physical display of multiple backpacks hung on a white wall, each differing in color and pattern, emphasizing the variety and appeal of the collection. This layout seamlessly blends online shopping with in-store experience elements, targeting modern, tech-savvy consumers interested in high-end fashion accessories

The brief

Faced with the need to future-proof online Search experience and reflect the luxury of the brand through this digital channel, MCM engaged AIOPSGROUP, a valantic company to deliver the implementation of a brand-new digital Search experience, AI for Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Einstein.

“The AIOPSGROUP, a valantic company team felt like an extension of our team. They helped us take our eCommerce Search channel to the next level.”

― Anand Nair,

MCM Global Head, Digital & Customer Technology

The solution

MCM digital team delivered Search redesign project requirements. AIOPSGROUP validated the requirements against the Salesforce Commerce Cloud solution available and used its existing AI for SFCC expertise to enable Einstein for MCM. Time to market was fast, 10 business days. When the project was completed, the online Search customer journey was enhanced to help the customers navigate the rich offering of the MCM brand, quickly find the product and looks. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, customers can easily locate products and remove the frustration that comes with dead-end searches.

a young man modeling a MCM Worldwide stylish outfit paired with a designer backpack, standing next to a graphic representation of an e-commerce website displaying various luxury backpacks for sale. The left side shows the model dressed in a blue monogrammed outfit, holding a tan backpack with visible branding. On the right, the e-commerce website interface shows a clean, organized display of different backpacks, each with detailed descriptions and prices, suggesting a seamless blend of fashion showcasing and online shopping experience. The image is designed to attract fashion-conscious consumers to explore and purchase high-end backpacks online

The results

AIOPSGROUP helped the MCM brand deliver Search Realized. Time to market was fast and the quality of the code superb. Collaboration with the design teams was fluid and overlapping time zones were used for ongoing continuity; when the designers were sleeping AIOPSGROUP was developing. And when the AIOPSGROUP team was resting, MCM designers were delivering UAT. MCM increased the intensity of engagement with their consumers through inspiring Search experience. The number of total orders from Search surged by 80%.

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Slavy Slavov
VP Delivery and Accessibility Consultant

Slavy Slavov brings over 25 years of experience in software and consulting, with a decade-long focus on accessibility innovation and investment. He has managed global teams across the USA, Europe, and Asia, focusing on optimizing engineering processes to integrate accessibility into core development and QA cycles. With a strong technology background, Slavy advises on WCAG compliance and assistive technologies while collaborating closely with design and engineering teams. He believes brands must be proactive, noting that “one day you ski; the next, you are in a wheelchair… life changes quietly”.