Furniture retailer Westwing launches on Patchworks technology platform as it migrates to Shopify

Furniture retailer Westwing has gone live with the Patchworks unified technology stack as part of a migration from an in-house e-commerce platform to Shopify.

In a LinkedIn post, Jim Herbert, CEO at Patchworks, said: "It's fair to say I am stoked by this one! This was a self build by the Westwing team using our training materials and supported by our tech team, and the iterative approach mentioned in Shopify's case study meant that not only did site one launch in less than three months, we've lived through their first BFCM weekend on the new stack and saw the power of modern auto-scaling SaaS architecture first hand."

He added: "I will talk briefly to Patchworks' MACH Alliance membership here as well. A requirement was for us to support publish subscribe patterns and events (RabbitMQ) and our micro-service architecture made moving the roadmap to accelerate this requirement much easier than legacy iPaaS solutions and we delivered it on time, and have many clients now using this."

“Shout out to Braze (Westwing used our connector builder for this as it wasn't in the marketplace at the time), Snowflake and Salsify as our integrated partners."

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

E-commerce will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which will open for entries in March, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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