What does a merchandising optimization cover?

Collection structure and logic, product sort order and placement, homepage surfacing, and how the catalog is organized to serve the buying journey. The scope is confirmed before payment.

Do you implement the recommendations in Shopify?

The review and recommendations are the deliverable. Implementation can be scoped as an add-on and is confirmed before payment.

Do you need access to my Shopify admin?

We can conduct the review from the public-facing store. If sales or click data is needed and requires admin access, that is confirmed during scope review and access is arranged only after purchase.

Is this useful for a store with a small catalog?

Merchandising reviews are most useful for catalogs with 30 or more products where placement logic has a meaningful impact on what buyers find. Smaller catalogs may benefit more from product page or collection page optimization.

Shopify Merchandising Optimization

A Shopify catalog organized to surface the right products at the right moment in the buying journey.

Starting at $299 Typically 3 to 5 days

Review my Shopify merchandising

For: Shopify merchants whose catalog has grown organically and whose product placement and collection logic no longer serves the buying experience.

What you'll get

A review of current collection structure and product placement logic

Recommendations for product sequencing and sort order by collection

Homepage merchandising assessment with surfacing recommendations

A prioritized action list for implementing the merchandising improvements

The WhyHire Edge

Merchandising reviewed through the lens of the buyer path, not catalog management.

We assess product placement by mapping it to how a buyer actually moves through your store, so recommendations are grounded in the browsing journey rather than abstract sorting logic.

Map the buyer path

We trace how a buyer enters and navigates the store to understand which products need to be visible at each step.

Audit placement against that path

Current collection structure, sort order, and homepage surfacing are assessed against the buyer journey we mapped.

Prioritize placement changes

Recommendations are ordered by how much impact each change has on the buyer path, not by implementation ease.

Common use cases

Reviewing and restructuring collection organization across a growing catalog

Improving how top products are surfaced on the homepage and in collections

Auditing sort order and product placement logic across key categories

Preparing the catalog for a seasonal campaign or new product launch

How it works

Share your store and catalog priorities

Provide your store URL, your top products, and any campaign or seasonal priorities. Sales or click data on product performance is helpful if available.

Approve scope and price

We confirm the collections and surfaces in scope, the depth of review, price, and delivery time. You approve before we start.

We review catalog placement and surfacing logic

We assess collection structure, product sequencing, sort order, and homepage merchandising against your catalog and buying journey.

Receive a merchandising assessment and action list

Get a review of current placement logic and a prioritized set of merchandising recommendations to implement.

What we need from you

Your Shopify store URL

Your top products and any seasonal or campaign priorities

Any sales or click data on product or collection performance (optional)

Example deliverables

A merchandising review of a 120-product Shopify catalog with sort order and collection restructuring recommendations

A homepage and top-collection merchandising assessment with a prioritized list of placement changes

Pricing

Starting at $299

Starting at $299 for a standard merchandising review. Stores with large catalogs or multiple storefronts may be priced higher. Scope confirmed before payment.

Final price is determined during checkout based on the complexity and volume of your request.

DeliveryTypically 3 to 5 days

Revisions included1

The WhyHire Promise

You approve the scope before you pay. WhyHire will first try to correct a material mismatch with the approved, paid scope. If WhyHire confirms that it cannot reasonably correct the mismatch or fulfill the agreed scope, WhyHire will refund the amount paid for the affected project. Learn more

Why WhyHire instead of hiring

Fixed price, agreed upfront

You approve the exact scope, price, and delivery time before paying. No hourly billing, no surprises.

Start without a hiring cycle

No sourcing, interviewing, or onboarding. Work begins after scope, payment, and any required access are confirmed.

Checked before delivery

Work passes service-specific quality checks before it reaches you, and the WhyHire Promise stands behind it.

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