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Case study · Nestlé Nespresso · Feb 2017 → Jul 2023

Running global eCommerce across 72 storefronts and 46 markets, then making it convert

Three roles, one thread: from B2B eCommerce operations in Portugal, to global eCommerce operations, to Global Digital Product Owner for web and mobile. First make it run everywhere, then make it convert.

+20%
faster time-to-market
46+
markets launched and migrated
Roles
B2B eCom Ops → Global eCom Ops → Global PO, Web & Mobile
Scope
72 websites, 46+ markets
Channels
B2C and B2B
Compliance
PCI, GDPR, tax and shipping rules per market
Tools
Optimizely, Glassbox, GA4, GetFeedback

Every market was its own regulation, tax regime and payment provider.

Global B2C and B2B storefronts, each with different regulations, taxes, PSPs and languages, and a business that needed conversion, not just uptime.

The work came in two halves. First, make launches, migrations and day-to-day operations repeatable across 46+ markets. Then, as Product Owner, turn that stable base into growth through experimentation and a reworked rollout and activation model.

Three roles, in order

2017Global scale2021 B2B eCommerce Operations Portugal · new digital channel Launched from a ~0.5% baseline, no prior digital standards, 100+ products +40% sales +90% traffic in 6 months Global eCommerce Operations 72 websites · 46+ markets Launches, migrations, checkout, payments, CMS and catalogue workflows −10% checkout errors YoY, load < 6s Global Digital Product Owner Web & mobile Experimentation programme, reworked rollout and activation model +20% faster time-to-market
The IoT tribe that came next is its own case: Nespresso IoT.

Five decisions that mattered.

  1. 1. Launch B2B with standards before scale.

    Built a new B2B digital channel for 100+ FMCG products from a ~0.5% baseline, with no prior digital standards in place.

    Result: +40% sales and +90% traffic in six months.

  2. 2. Standardise the boring parts so markets ship faster.

    CMS workflows, product and catalogue updates, and promotions, made the same across markets.

    Result: +4% sales and +20% leads.

  3. 3. Fix checkout before adding to it.

    Optimised checkout flows, payment gateways and fraud / 3-D Secure handling.

    Result: checkout errors down 10% year on year, page load under six seconds.

  4. 4. One launch playbook for 46+ markets.

    Market launches and migrations with localisation, PCI and GDPR compliance, taxation and shipping rules, and PSP onboarding owned end to end.

  5. 5. Experiment on what matters most: checkout and payments.

    As Product Owner: A/B testing on Optimizely, UX analytics and research with Glassbox, GA/GA4 personalisation and ranking, and customer feedback through GetFeedback, behind a reworked rollout and activation model.

    Result: a double-digit revenue uplift (millions of additional capsules sold) and 20% faster time-to-market.

What moved.

Double-digit
revenue uplift (millions of additional capsules sold) from the reworked rollout and activation model
+20%
faster time-to-market
−10%
checkout errors year on year, with page load under six seconds
+5%
online sales across 72 websites while improving CX and operational efficiency

Stack & practices

  • B2C & B2B
  • Checkout & payments
  • 3-D Secure / PCI
  • GDPR
  • Localisation
  • PSP onboarding
  • Optimizely
  • Glassbox
  • GA / GA4
  • GetFeedback
  • Core Web Vitals