Kaiser Willys Accelerates Its Search Experience with BigCommerce

Revving up for success

Established in the early $2000$s$,$ Kaiser Willys started as a call$-$in auto supply company from founder Ron Meditz's home. Over the years, this family$-$run business, specializing in components for $1941-1971$ Willys and Jeeps, has transformed into the go$-$to spot for Willys and Jeep enthusiasts seeking vintage parts. To cater to its growing customer base, Kaiser Willys launched an online store on BigCommerce, but realized it wasn't taking full advantage of the platform's various features and partnerships. To effectively reach this new wave of car fanatics, Kaiser Willys knew it needed to improve its digital shopping experience.

Capturing a new target market

Targeting a new market, Kaiser Willys sought to attract younger vintage Willys and Jeep enthusiasts after launching its ecommerce site. Their focus was on improving web performance and user experience by optimizing the process of finding parts in their extensive catalogue. To achieve this, they partnered with Wasserman Digital and Klevu, enhancing the search functionality. Rachel Goodman, CEO of Glass Onion Marketing and Product Manager at Kaiser Willys, praised the collaboration with Wasserman and Klevu for delivering affordable, impactful solutions to enhance their ecommerce capabilities.

Solution

To improve its search experience, Kaiser Willys introduced a Shop by Diagram feature, allowing customers to quickly locate parts by viewing a visual diagram. Rachel Goodman explained that this feature simplifies the process by letting customers click on the specific part they need and proceed directly to checkout. Built using BigCommerce's composable framework and implemented by Wasserman Digital, this custom feature has significantly boosted customer satisfaction and conversions. Goodman credited the headless implementation for enabling this successful addition to their ecommerce site.

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