Case Story

How hemden.de turned shirt-shopping complexity into a conversion engine with AI-guided selling

Case Story

How hemden.de turned shirt-shopping complexity into a conversion engine with AI-guided selling

Case Story

How hemden.de turned shirt-shopping complexity into a conversion engine with AI-guided selling

Key insights

Key insights

The Challenge

A category leader with a navigation challenge

hemden.de built its identity around being the definitive shirt specialist. But that depth created a paradox: customers spent up to 90 minutes searching for just a few shirts, not because the right products weren't there, but because one brand calls it "Slimfit," another "Bodyfit," another "Slimline". Without a guide, shoppers were left decoding a taxonomy only insiders understand.

“Even if you already know your favourite brand, you're still facing a category with hundreds or even thousands of white shirts that could fit.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Challenge

A category leader with a navigation challenge

hemden.de built its identity around being the definitive shirt specialist. But that depth created a paradox: customers spent up to 90 minutes searching for just a few shirts, not because the right products weren't there, but because one brand calls it "Slimfit," another "Bodyfit," another "Slimline". Without a guide, shoppers were left decoding a taxonomy only insiders understand.

“Even if you already know your favourite brand, you're still facing a category with hundreds or even thousands of white shirts that could fit.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Challenge

A category leader with a navigation challenge

hemden.de built its identity around being the definitive shirt specialist. But that depth created a paradox: customers spent up to 90 minutes searching for just a few shirts, not because the right products weren't there, but because one brand calls it "Slimfit," another "Bodyfit," another "Slimline". Without a guide, shoppers were left decoding a taxonomy only insiders understand.

“Even if you already know your favourite brand, you're still facing a category with hundreds or even thousands of white shirts that could fit.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Challenge

Intelligence at every step 

Shoppers answer a handful of intuitive questions about body shape and fit preference. The advisor maps those answers to each brand's cut terminology and surfaces the right shirts immediately, no complexity visible to the customer.

“We matched certain body shapes with customer preferences and translated that into each manufacturer's cut system. An advisor that walks you through five, six, seven steps and gets you to the right answer quickly—that's worth its weight in gold.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Challenge

Intelligence at every step 

Shoppers answer a handful of intuitive questions about body shape and fit preference. The advisor maps those answers to each brand's cut terminology and surfaces the right shirts immediately, no complexity visible to the customer.

“We matched certain body shapes with customer preferences and translated that into each manufacturer's cut system. An advisor that walks you through five, six, seven steps and gets you to the right answer quickly—that's worth its weight in gold.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Challenge

Intelligence at every step 

Shoppers answer a handful of intuitive questions about body shape and fit preference. The advisor maps those answers to each brand's cut terminology and surfaces the right shirts immediately, no complexity visible to the customer.

“We matched certain body shapes with customer preferences and translated that into each manufacturer's cut system. An advisor that walks you through five, six, seven steps and gets you to the right answer quickly—that's worth its weight in gold.”

- Patrick Schammer, CMO, Shirts of Europe

The Result

Reaching audiences who didn't know they needed hemden.de 

Double-digit %

Conversion rate increase among advisor users

Higher basket

Customers buy more confidently when guided 

Fewer returns

Improved return rates across advisor-driven purchases

Influencer campaigns targeting younger audiences were built around one promise: find your shirt in seconds. Dedicated landing pages fed directly into the advisor, converting cold ad traffic into guided sessions, even among people who'd never heard of hemden.de.

The Result

Reaching audiences who didn't know they needed hemden.de 

Double-digit %

Conversion rate increase among advisor users

Higher basket

Customers buy more confidently when guided 

Fewer returns

Improved return rates across advisor-driven purchases

Influencer campaigns targeting younger audiences were built around one promise: find your shirt in seconds. Dedicated landing pages fed directly into the advisor, converting cold ad traffic into guided sessions, even among people who'd never heard of hemden.de.

The Result

Reaching audiences who didn't know they needed hemden.de 

Double-digit %

Conversion rate increase among advisor users

Higher basket

Customers buy more confidently when guided 

Fewer returns

Improved return rates across advisor-driven purchases

Influencer campaigns targeting younger audiences were built around one promise: find your shirt in seconds. Dedicated landing pages fed directly into the advisor, converting cold ad traffic into guided sessions, even among people who'd never heard of hemden.de.

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The eCommerce experience is becoming agentic.

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The eCommerce experience is becoming agentic.

Book a free, 30-minute demo with a real human expert