Automotive & Off-Road

Mill Creek Overland

+175% Online Revenue
Mill Creek Overland case study

The Challenge

Mill Creek Overland needed vehicle-fitment filtering and a build-ready storefront tuned for off-road enthusiasts. Without fitment filtering, buyers had to cross-reference product listings against their own vehicle specifications manually — a friction point that was causing significant drop-off at the research stage, particularly on mobile. Product pages that listed specifications in plain text without structured compatibility tables weren't meeting the standard that overland community forums and YouTube reviewers had set as the expectation for specialty retailers. Paid search campaigns were directing traffic to generic collection pages rather than vehicle-specific landing pages, wasting ad spend on low-intent clicks.

Our Solution

We delivered a Shopify theme with year/make/model fitment filters, kit builders, and high-performance imagery. A "Shop by Vehicle" landing page system was built as the primary entry point from paid search, routing buyers directly into a pre-filtered catalog based on their vehicle. Kit builder products grouped the most common overland outfitting combinations — rooftop tent kits, recovery kits, lighting packages — into curated bundles that reduced decision fatigue and increased AOV. Product pages were redesigned with structured compatibility tables, weight ratings, and install-difficulty ratings informed by the overland community's research behavior.

Results

175% online revenue growth within 8 months of launch
Fitment filtering reduced incompatibility-related returns significantly
Higher average order value from kit-builder adoption
Faster product discovery for first-time buyers through vehicle-specific landing pages
Paid search ROAS improved with vehicle-specific campaign landing pages
Browse-abandonment Klaviyo sequences drove measurable revenue from warm traffic

Tech Stack

Shopify
Liquid
Custom Fitment Filter
Klaviyo
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