Case Study: Gopher Sport achieves faster, more accessible ecommerce with Rocket Web and Hyvä Theme

Gopher Sport improves Core Web Vitals with Rocket Web, cutting HTTP requests by 75%

Gopher Sport, a leading supplier of sports and fitness equipment, faced significant performance and accessibility challenges with their heavily customized Magento site. Their vendor, Rocket Web, identified issues including poor PageSpeed scores and multiple ADA compliance problems that affected screen reader users and keyboard navigation, necessitating a modern solution.

Rocket Web implemented the Hyvä Theme to rebuild the frontend, simplifying the tech stack with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js. They also deployed Hyvä Checkout and developed custom theme variations for the client's sister brands. The results were substantial, with a 75% reduction in HTTP requests, a 47% improvement in interactivity, and the site achieving ADA compliance with its accessibility score rising from 62 to 89.

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