An experienced Akeneo agency
An Akeneo agency combining PIM consultancy, ecommerce development and systems integration expertise within one team.
We work with ecommerce businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, disconnected product databases or manual enrichment processes. Whether product data is inconsistent across channels, enrichment is slow or your catalogue has outgrown your current tools, we can help.
The catalogues behind that problem look very different. Chaplins sell configurable designer furniture with hundreds of thousands of product options. Flying Tiger launch new products roughly every fortnight across almost a thousand European stores. Fixfast supply technical components to the building trade, where a wrong specification means a returned order. We have implemented Akeneo for all three.
Because our Akeneo specialists sit alongside ecommerce developers, UX teams and digital marketers, we understand how better product information needs to flow across the wider ecommerce stack.
Akeneo partner
Practical platform experience across PIM strategy, implementation and integration.
Examples of our work
Akeneo live for Chaplins, Flying Tiger and Fixfast.
Integration specialists
Akeneo connected to Magento, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce and ERP.
Long-term support
Continued guidance as your catalogue, channels and product requirements evolve.
Our Akeneo agency services
Six things brands come to us for.
Akeneo implementation
Create the right foundations before moving product data into your new PIM. We review existing systems, workflows and catalogue structures before configuring Akeneo around your requirements. This can include channels, locales, categories, and the processes your teams will use to manage them.
Product data modelling
Organise product information in a way that makes sense for your customers and internal teams. We design category structures, product families, attributes and relationships around the realities of your catalogue, creating a scalable model that supports enrichment.
Product data enrichment
We help establish completeness requirements, enrichment workflows and governance so teams know what information each product needs before it is published across ecommerce and other sales channels.
Supplier data onboarding
Reduce the manual work involved in collecting and processing product information from suppliers. We can help structure supplier onboarding around Akeneo Supplier Data Manager, establishing requirements and workflows that make incoming product information easier to collect, validate and incorporate into your wider catalogue.
Akeneo integrations
Connect Akeneo with the systems that create, consume and depend on your product information. We have connected it to Magento B2B, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, Dynamics AX and ERP platforms, defining which system owns each type of data and how information should move between them.
Ongoing PIM support
Once Akeneo is live, the work does not stop. We provide flexible ongoing support, from ad hoc troubleshooting and platform administration to longer-term PIM roadmap development. As an Akeneo partner, we are on hand to help your team get more from the platform as your catalogue and requirements evolve.
Why choose Unified as your Akeneo agency
01
A PIM should not be designed in isolation from the experiences it supports. Our Akeneo specialists work alongside ecommerce developers, designers and strategists, helping ensure your product information structure works for both internal teams and the customers it serves.
02
We review your current catalogue, systems, workflows and business requirements before configuring Akeneo. That helps avoid simply rebuilding inefficient processes inside a new platform.
03
Chaplins sell configurable designer furniture and, unlike their competitors, offer every configuration option online. We architected a product data structure to handle hundreds of thousands of options, using shared fabric ranges across a brand's offering instead of duplicating them. Average order value rose 28%.
04
Akeneo sits at the centre of a wider technology ecosystem. We have connected it to Magento B2B, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, Dynamics AX and ERP systems on live builds, so you get one team who understand both the product data model and the technology consuming it.
05
A PIM implementation only succeeds if internal teams can work with it effectively. We design workflows and structures around real users and train teams on how product information should be created, enriched and distributed. For Flying Tiger, whose merchandising team launch new products every fortnight, that was the whole point.
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Once Akeneo is live, we can remain involved as products, channels and business requirements evolve, providing ongoing consultancy, development and optimisation when your team needs it.
Akeneo work we're proud of
Chaplins sell modern designer furniture and, unlike their competitors, put every configuration option online. That is demanding for the customer and harder still to manage internally. We worked with them to architect a product data structure in Akeneo capable of handling hundreds of thousands of options, using shared fabric ranges across a brand's offering rather than duplicating the same choices again and again.
Average order value
+28%
Flying Tiger run almost a thousand stores across Europe and launch new products roughly every two weeks, so product data was never going to sit still. We re-architected what was on the previous site and implemented Akeneo to collect and manage the information, build the catalogue and feed the storefront, designed from the start to integrate with Dynamics AX and Shopify Plus.
Appointment to launch
3 months
New product cycle
2 weeks
Fixfast supply roofing and cladding components to the building trade, where a wrong specification means a returned order and a delayed site. Their product data was spread across systems and hard to keep consistent. We brought the catalogue into Akeneo, defined the attribute structure and enrichment workflow, then connected it to Magento B2B and their ERP so specifications, pricing and account history all stayed in step.
Organic search
+57%
Customer retention
+23%
Our Akeneo process
Audit
Existing systems, product catalogue, data sources, workflows, channels and business requirements.
Design
Category structures, product families, attributes, governance, channels and future product data architecture.
Implement
Akeneo configuration, staging environment, representative product data and workflow setup.
Integrate
System integrations, data mapping, product migration, validation and user acceptance testing.
Launch
Team onboarding, controlled deployment, ongoing support and continued improvement as requirements evolve.
Audit
Existing systems, product catalogue, data sources, workflows, channels and business requirements.
Design
Category structures, product families, attributes, governance, channels and future product data architecture.
Implement
Akeneo configuration, staging environment, representative product data and workflow setup.
Integrate
System integrations, data mapping, product migration, validation and user acceptance testing.
Launch
Team onboarding, controlled deployment, ongoing support and continued improvement as requirements evolve.
Akeneo questions we get asked
What is Akeneo?
Akeneo is a product information management platform used to centralise, manage, enrich and distribute the information businesses need to market and sell their products. It gives teams a central place to manage product attributes, descriptions and other information before distributing it into ecommerce stores and other channels.
What is Akeneo PIM?
Akeneo PIM is Akeneo's Product Information Management solution. A PIM creates a central source for product information, making it easier to structure, enrich, govern and distribute product data consistently across different customer touchpoints.
What does an Akeneo agency do?
An Akeneo agency helps businesses plan, implement, integrate and optimise Akeneo. This can include PIM consultancy, data modelling, Akeneo configuration, supplier onboarding, product-data migration, systems integration, training and ongoing support.
What is an Akeneo partner?
An Akeneo partner provides specialist services around the Akeneo platform. Partners can support businesses with areas such as consultancy, implementation, development and integration, helping translate the capabilities of the platform into a solution built around the organisation's product information requirements.
How do I know if we need Akeneo?
Common signs include teams maintaining large spreadsheets, inconsistent product descriptions between channels, difficulty launching products quickly, duplicated data entry and growing complexity around attributes, markets or languages. We can review your existing product information processes before recommending whether Akeneo is the appropriate solution.
Can you help us design our Akeneo product model?
Yes. We review your existing products, categories and attributes before defining families, attribute groups, relationships, channels and other elements of the Akeneo structure. For Chaplins that meant architecting a structure able to handle hundreds of thousands of product options, using shared fabric ranges across a brand's product offering rather than duplicating them.
Can Akeneo manage product information for multiple markets?
Yes. Product information can be structured around different channels, locales and requirements, allowing teams to manage variations in the information presented to different markets. For Flying Tiger we built the PIM to support a multi-country European rollout with multi-currency and multilingual requirements.
Can Akeneo improve product data quality?
Akeneo provides tools for structuring product information and monitoring whether required information has been completed. We help businesses define the standards, attributes and workflows behind this so that teams have a clear process for improving and maintaining data quality.
Can you integrate Akeneo with Shopify?
Yes. Our ecommerce developers can integrate Akeneo with Shopify and Shopify Plus so enriched product information can move from the PIM into the ecommerce platform. For Flying Tiger the PIM was built to integrate with Shopify Plus and Dynamics AX as part of their wider plan.
Can you integrate Akeneo with Adobe Commerce or Magento?
Yes, and we have. For Fixfast we connected Akeneo alongside Magento B2B and an ERP, so a very large technical catalogue could be enriched in one place and published to the storefront. Akeneo can form part of a wider Adobe Commerce architecture, with product information managed in the PIM before being transferred to Magento.
Can you integrate Akeneo with BigCommerce?
Yes. Chaplins run Akeneo alongside BigCommerce, where the PIM handles a configurable furniture catalogue with hundreds of thousands of options and the platform handles the storefront and checkout.
Is Akeneo suitable for large product catalogues?
Akeneo is designed to manage structured product information and can support businesses with significant catalogue complexity. Whether it is the right platform depends on factors such as your product structure, channels, integrations, workflows and internal requirements, which we assess during discovery.
How long does an Akeneo implementation take?
The timeline depends on the complexity and condition of your existing product information, number of integrations, catalogue structure and internal workflows. For Flying Tiger we implemented the PIM as part of a full Shopify Plus build delivered in three months from appointment to launch. We establish requirements during discovery before defining the implementation plan and project milestones.