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Case Study — 01

Growlcery —
Pet Essentials
Product Catalog

Designing a structured, affiliate-ready product catalog for a pet essentials website focused on safety, enrichment, and everyday care.

Project Type Catalog Structure
Focus Area Pet Essentials / Affiliate-Ready
Studio Studio Cruz

The Challenge

Growlcery needed a product catalog structure that could support a growing inventory of pet essentials — spanning safety, enrichment, and daily care — while remaining clean enough to navigate and flexible enough to scale. The catalog also needed to be affiliate-compatible from day one, without requiring a full rebuild later.

The goal was to create a structure that felt intentional to the customer and manageable for the business owner.

Deliverables

01
Category Hierarchy for Store Navigation

Designed a clear, tiered category structure that organizes products by use case — safety, enrichment, and everyday care — making it easy for shoppers to find what they need.

02
Standardized Product Entry Structure

Created a consistent product entry format covering naming conventions, description fields, and tagging logic so every listing follows the same pattern.

03
Affiliate-Compatible Catalog Formatting

Structured the catalog with affiliate integration in mind — clean product fields, source-tracking-friendly organization, and formatting that supports future link management.

04
Safety + Enrichment Positioning Strategy

Defined a product positioning framework that centers safety and enrichment as the brand's core values, shaping how products are described and grouped throughout the store.

05
Expandable Inventory Tracking Logic

Built a backend tracking structure designed to grow — new categories and products can be added without disrupting the existing catalog organization.

What This Structure Supports

Improves store navigation clarity so customers find products faster and with less friction.

Supports scalable product expansion — new items fit into the existing structure without requiring reorganization.

Prepares the catalog for affiliate integrations without needing a structural rebuild later.

Creates consistent product presentation across all listings, strengthening brand trust.

What I Brought to This Project

Store Navigation Planning Category Strategy Affiliate Catalog Structure Product Positioning Logic Scalable Inventory Organization

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