Behind the banners: The tech that makes it work

Confetti in the front. Power at the back.

Our Work

Building the Platform That Powers Celebration at Scale

Party Delights is a brand built for celebration, but behind the balloons, banners and glitter lies a complex, high-volume retail operation that depends on technology to scale.

We’ve worked with Party Delights for over five years, helping them evolve from a heavily customised legacy Magento build into a robust, multi-site Adobe Commerce platform. The relationship has spanned replatforming, frontend innovation, operational automation, and conversion-focused optimisation.

From seasonal performance to global expansion, personalised UX to B2B trade enablement, we’ve helped turn a good business into a Level 5 commerce operation.

Sector

B2B

B2C

Home & Kitchen

Platform

Adobe Commerce (multi-site, multi-region)

Client Testimonial

“The biggest difference with GENE is that they build properly. We stopped fighting the tech and started focusing on growth.”

The Highlights

  • Replatformed to Adobe Commerce across 4 global storefronts

  • Delivered a mobile-first, wallet-ready checkout experience

  • Developed a custom product personalisation tool

  • Implemented a self-service B2B portal using Adobe’s B2B suite

  • Built smart cross-sell and helium calculator tools to improve UX and revenue

  • Introduced automated return flows and support-saving logic

  • Optimised infrastructure for peak-season performance

  • Integrated with Pennies for purpose-driven checkout donations

The Highlights

The Highlights

The Ongoing Impact

Party Delights continues to grow with GENE, supported by our Unlimited Support model, ongoing optimisation cycles, and a shared roadmap focused on performance, personalisation and global scale.

This is where party meets partnership.

The Ongoing Impact

The Ongoing Impact

Explore the Projects

From Piñatas to Personalisation - explore what we’ve built together.

Adding Purpose to Checkout with Charity Donations

Integrating micro-donations into the checkout flow to support good causes without disrupting the customer journey.

Adding Purpose to Checkout with Charity Donations

Adding Purpose to Checkout with Charity Donations

Improving AOV with Smart Cross-Sells

Boosting basket value through intelligent product recommendations and context-aware merchandising.

Improving AOV with Smart Cross-Sells

Improving AOV with Smart Cross-Sells

Optimising for Seasonal Traffic Spikes

Preparing Party Delights for high-volume trading with infrastructure tuning, edge caching, and round-the-clock performance monitoring.

Optimising for Seasonal Traffic Spikes

Optimising for Seasonal Traffic Spikes

Simplifying the Helium Buying Experience

Introducing a smart calculator to guide helium purchases, reduce confusion, and improve customer satisfaction at checkout.

Simplifying the Helium Buying Experience

Simplifying the Helium Buying Experience

Launching a Self-Service B2B Portal Copy

Giving trade customers the tools to self-serve, manage accounts, and place bulk orders with ease.

Launching a Self-Service B2B Portal Copy

Launching a Self-Service B2B Portal Copy

Making Returns Effortless

Automating the returns process to reduce manual workload, speed up resolution, and improve the customer experience.

Making Returns Effortless

Making Returns Effortless

Smarter Product Personalisation

Creating a mobile-friendly design tool to help customers personalise products with ease and convert with confidence.

Smarter Product Personalisation

Smarter Product Personalisation

Mobile-First Checkout Experience

Redesigning the checkout flow to prioritise mobile users, reduce friction, and boost conversion with wallet integrations and a streamlined UX.

Mobile-First Checkout Experience

Mobile-First Checkout Experience

Replatforming for Peak Performance

Migrating Party Delights to Adobe Commerce with a mobile-first, multi-site architecture built to handle seasonal peaks, global expansion, and seamless checkout.

Replatforming for Peak Performance

Replatforming for Peak Performance

GENE ⬢ GENE ⬢ GENE ⬢ GENE ⬢ GENE ⬢

Let's talk!

Want to know what a long-term, structured evolution looks like?

Let's talk!

Want to know what a long-term, structured evolution looks like?

Let's talk!

Want to know what a long-term, structured evolution looks like?

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© 2025 Gene Commerce Ltd
20 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL