Case Study

Columbia Sportswear: A Global Brand, Launched India-First

How Binary launched Columbia Sportswear's D2C commerce in India — Shopify Plus, India-first UX and payments, integrated with the global commerce stack.

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A Global Brand. An India-First Commerce Experience.

01 — The Challenge

Columbia Sportswear needed a D2C commerce presence in India that reflected the global brand standard while addressing India-specific shopping behaviour, payment infrastructure, and fulfilment requirements. The global platform and the India commerce experience had to work together — not in conflict.

Binary was engaged to build the India commerce experience on Shopify Plus — with full integration into Columbia's global commerce systems and India-specific performance marketing from launch.

The Core Challenge

"Building for a global brand in India means meeting two standards simultaneously — the global brand identity and the India consumer expectation. Binary had to design for both."

Global

Brand standards applied to India-first UX

India-First

Payment, fulfilment, and customer experience

Performance

Launch-day marketing across paid and organic

Integrated

Connected to Columbia global commerce stack

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Shopify Plus Commerce Built for the India Market.

02 — What Binary Built

Custom UI/UX Design

India-first storefront design maintaining Columbia global brand standards — product discovery optimised for outdoor category browsing, size guides, and technical specification display.

Shopify Plus Implementation

Full Shopify Plus build with custom storefront, performance-optimised for India mobile connectivity, and product catalogue architecture for the Columbia range.

India Payment Integration

Razorpay and UPI integration — critical for India D2C conversion where card penetration differs significantly from Western markets.

Performance Marketing Launch

Paid commerce strategy across Google and Meta for India market — audience targeting, product feed setup, and launch campaign management.

Global System Integration

Integration with the Columbia global commerce infrastructure — inventory, pricing, and customer data connected to the India store.

03 — The Outcome

The India D2C store launched on time, on brand, and integrated with Columbia's global commerce operations. Performance marketing from day one drove qualified traffic and early revenue against targets.

D2C Launch

India Market Entry — Owned Channel

On schedule, brand-compliant deployment

Shopify Plus

Enterprise Commerce Platform

Integrated with global Columbia stack

India-First

UX & Payment Architecture

Razorpay, UPI, India-specific checkout

Performance

Marketing from Day One

Paid + organic from launch across India

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Entering the India Market?

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India commerce requires a different approach — payment infrastructure, mobile UX, and marketing channels all differ from Western markets. Binary knows how.

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