Empire

$340 USD

Optimized for big catalogs with advanced filters and shoppable images

by Pixel Union

Colossal capacity

Command over any catalog with robust features for product discovery, comparison, and conversion

Colossal capacity
Above-average order value

Get more out of every order with powerful tools for merchandising, upselling, and cross-selling products

Above-average order value
Industry acrobat

Adaptable, agile, and packed with app-level functionality, Empire is perfect for your brand and business model

Industry acrobat

Features

Cart and checkout

  • Cart notes
  • In-store pickups
  • Pre-order
  • Quick buy
  • Slide-out cart

Marketing and conversion

  • Age verifier
  • Blogs
  • Countdown timer
  • Cross-selling
  • EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
  • FAQ page
  • In-menu promos
  • Press coverage
  • Product badges
  • Promo banners
  • Promo tiles
  • Quick order list
  • Quick view
  • Recently viewed
  • Recommended products
  • Stock counter
  • Trust badges

Merchandising

  • Animation
  • Color swatches
  • High-resolution images
  • Image galleries
  • Image hotspot
  • Image rollover
  • Image zoom
  • Product options
  • Product tabs
  • Product videos
  • Shipping/delivery information
  • Slideshow

Product discovery

  • Back-to-top button
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Collection page navigation
  • Enhanced search
  • Mega menu
  • Product filtering and sorting
  • Recently viewed
  • Recommended products
  • Sticky header
  • Swatch filters

Cart and checkout

  • Cart notes
  • In-store pickups
  • Pre-order
  • Quick buy
  • Slide-out cart

Marketing and conversion

  • Age verifier
  • Blogs
  • Countdown timer
  • Cross-selling
  • EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
  • FAQ page
  • In-menu promos
  • Press coverage
  • Product badges
  • Promo banners
  • Promo tiles
  • Quick order list
  • Quick view
  • Recently viewed
  • Recommended products
  • Stock counter
  • Trust badges

Merchandising

  • Animation
  • Color swatches
  • High-resolution images
  • Image galleries
  • Image hotspot
  • Image rollover
  • Image zoom
  • Product options
  • Product tabs
  • Product videos
  • Shipping/delivery information
  • Slideshow

Product discovery

  • Back-to-top button
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Collection page navigation
  • Enhanced search
  • Mega menu
  • Product filtering and sorting
  • Recently viewed
  • Recommended products
  • Sticky header
  • Swatch filters

Presets

Empire comes with 4 ready-made designs for your store

Theme screenshot that previews Empire
Empire
Theme screenshot that previews Circuit
Circuit
Theme screenshot that previews Depot
Depot
Theme screenshot that previews Forma
Forma

Stores using this theme

Reviews

79% positive 448 reviews for all presets
Positive reviews 79% 354
Neutral reviews 4% 20
Negative reviews 17% 74

Nature's Workshop Plus

Great theme with great support!

Ultimate Confetti

Great customer service. Thank you, Byanca!

OutdoorSupplyPro

The theme looks clean and professional looking! Support was also helpful!

BarJack Tools

Theme is absolute garabage and very restrictive. Ive tried to contact support 3 times now with zero response. I hate to leave a bad review, but after reaching out three times to customer support and no response. I had it. DO NOT BUY

Designed by Pixel Union

Version 12.1.1

August 27, 2025

Empire 12.1.1 includes bug fixes for translations, product gallery, and slideshow

Theme documentation

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Designer contact details

329 Howe St., PMB 2066, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N2, CA

support@pixelunion.net

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