Changelog

Internal reusable images package.

Improvements

• Re-engineered image generated to use a shared package that can be used in all our 'monorepo' apps.

Fixes

• Fixed image quality not being set for retail website.

Launched our redesigned homepage reviews.

Improvements

• Launch of redesigned homepage company reviews.
• Small design improvements of our website footer.
• Removed legacy code.
• UI/UX improvements retail website.

Fixes

• Fixed 'shop the look' showing products that are not available in a certain locale.
• Reduced Prisma ORM timeouts.
• Fixed broken CH sitemap.

Enhanced retail website with improved size guide and faster reviews.

Improvements

• We've remade our retail website (that runs on the iPads in our stores) in our existing monorepo.
• Data scheme improvements.
• Improved AI size guide recommendations ('prompt engineering').
• Added caching to reviews endpoint to speed up retrieval of reviews.

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect HTML (wrong semantics).
• Fixed an issue where the country could not be changed in the account.

Introduced AI size guide to MR MARVIS employees only (for now).

Improvements

• Internal launch (to employees only) of our AI size guide to help with finding the right size based on body measurements.
• Laid the groundwork for Algolia Search and Recommend.
• Launch of our Swiss website.
• Preparation to switch to the latest Shopify One Page Checkout.
• Improved data scheme around 'shop the look' content.

Fixes

• Fixed some images not adhering to site-wide quality setting.

Introducing a fresh new design for the footer with improved catalog browsing.

Improvements

• Launch of our new footer element.
• Launch of Kustomer customer-service platform.

Fixes

• Use persistent cookies for country redirection.

Improved product page visuals and website performance.

Improvements

• Started A/B test to move colour swatches upwards on the product page.
• Additional server-side logging.
• Removed legacy code.

Fixes

• Fixed JS out of memory by bumping heap limit.
• Improved Shopify -> CMS sync.

Enhanced website performance and menu layout adjustments.

Improvements

• Upgraded to Node 20.
• Snappier transitions.
• Improved desktop menu fitting of large subcollections.

Fixes

• Fixed menu items being too close to each other in certain situations.

Internal release to improve our source code.

Improvements

• An internal improvement to improve engineering: improved our Turborepo monorepo setup.

Fixes

• Fixed some images in account orders table from not loading.
• Fixed phone icon looking off on contact page.

An internal launch of showing retail stock on product pages.

Improvements

• An internal/hidden launch of showing retail stock on our product pages. Once this has been tested sufficiently and inventory levels are accurate enough, this feature will be launched to the general public.

Improved shopping experience with updated cart system and wishlist feature.

Improvements

• Use Shopify Cart API in favour of (to be deprecated) Checkout API.
• Custom wishlist copy in CMS.
• Improved telemetry and event tracking.

A maintenance release.

Improvements

• Implemented custom A/B test solution (post VWO).
• Removed US geo lock.
• Improved design of variants selector in case of many variants.
• Improved responsiveness of desktop menu.
• Added TikTok logo to footer.

Fixes

• Fixed store opening hours overrides showing incorrect future overrides.
• Fixed plethora of size guide Sanity queries on homepage.

A maintenance release.

Improvements

• Started work on an improved product feed (as POC) to marketing platforms.
• Trustpilot links now take the current locale into account.

Fixes

• Fixed alignment of icons in footer.
• Fixed 'Download invoice' button on certain orders in account.
• Fixed ordering of categories in size chart dropdown.
• Fixed empty gift guide slider.

A maintenance release.

Improvements

• Improved internal content management to show document cross-references.
• Prevent Safari (iOS) from zooming in when focussing on input fields.
• Improved engineering tooling about code formatting (Prettier).

Fixes

• Fixed wrong text colour announcement bar.
• Fixed alignment of methods on contact page.
• Fixed iffy behaviour around homepage carousel not looping.

A maintenance release.

Improvements

• Additional automatic (E2E) tests to assert our website's quality.
• Tweaked image quality to balance page speed and fidelity.
• Improved transition between login form and account page.
• Additional links in our footer.
• No longer recommend products that are out of season.

Fixes

• Improved reliability of saving account.
• Fixed vertical alignment of copy in announcement bar.

An SEO release.

Improvements

• Title tags for colour swatches as to improve SEO.
• Homepage announcements can now be links.
• Tweaked 'Shop the look' presentation.
• Tweaked aggregate review rating presentation.
• Improved responsiveness of login and registration page.

Fixes

• Fixed wrong error state for certain login error conditions.

We've launched a 'Shop the look' feature on our product pages to improve cross-catalog browsing.

Improvements

• Improved UX for search icon.

Fixes

• Fixed missing titles in desktop navigation.
• Fixed deployment of Sanity Studio.

Couple of fixes and improvements.

Improvements

• Added comment feature to Sanity CMS.
• Improved category page image quality when showing on very large screens.
• Added filename checker to Sanity CMS image upload to ensure consistency.

Fixes

• Fixed changing country in account due to locale-specific spelling.

We've upgraded our tracking/telemetry setup to ease maintenance and cross-domain tracking.

Improvements

• Allow specifying font colour for banners in our CMS.
• Improved responsive image variants for Safari.
• Added AI assist to Sanity CMS.
• Refactored internal fetch calls to use single utility function.
• Migrated our US website to headless codebase.

Fixes

• Fixed redirection notice showing when using country dropdown.

We've improved the speed of our website even further.

Improvements

• Enhanced lazy loading of images.
• Prevent Safari iOS from zooming when using search.
• Redirects for products due to name changes.
• Sanity CMS live preview proof-of-concept.
• Improved product card labeling regarding 'Wider stripes' products.

Fixes

• Fixed certain pages missing from sitemap.

A maintenance release to improve developer happiness and ease future developments.

Improvements

• Additional Sanity typings.
• Improved validation message when sending wishlist per email.
• Allow colour wheel to render for 3 colours.
• Additional TypeScript conversions.
• Upgraded Shopify API version.
• New Channable feed endpoint.
• Tweaked image quality to improve page speed.

Fixes

• Fixed alignment of back link in mobile navigation panels.
• Fixed Richpanel chat button overlaying checkout button.

We've implemented (anonymous) telemetry on the website loading performance. This allows us to continuously monitor and improve (perceived) page loading performance.

Improvements

• Use SWR for loading of homepage reviews.
• Refactored wishlist fetches into repository pattern.
• Added row hover effect for size charts.
• Improved privacy policy to be more transparent around Elevar.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where products were recommended from wrong locale.

We've re-engineered our blog to be more future-proof.

Improvements

• Improved padding consistency banners.
• Improved text alignment 'new' labels in navigation.
• Improved fitting of content in size chart modals.
• Scroll to top of page when using blog pagination.
• Prevent a password autocomplete popover in Safari on PDP notification form.

Fixes

• Gift card product page was showing non-applicable copy.
• Removed pulsating effect when announcement bar only contains one item.
• Removed draft products from sitemap.

We've re-engineered our tracking/telemetry setup and improved many areas of the website.

Improvements

• Upgraded to latest Elevar analytics.
• Improved text spacing on our product pages.
• Additional payment method icons for certain locales.
• Stored BIMI certificate.
• Trustpilot reviews on our homepage are now links.
• Prepared our content management system to store model dimensions to ultimately show on our product pages.
• Improved loading of imagery on our collection pages.
• Improved responsiveness of collection pages and switched to fluid layout.

Fixes

• Fixed a rare occurrence where the password reset form loads indefinitely.
• Fixed certain false positive alerts in our E2E testing.
• Fixed gift card rendering when added to wishlist.
• Fixed rendering bug in AW23 font.

We've prepared the launch of our autumn-winter season by configuring a new font.

We've updated our homepage to show the latest Trustpilot reviews of MR MARVIS. We've A/B tested multiple locations and designs.

Fixes

• Fixed timeout issue with our Cypress end-to-end test solution.
• Fixed horizontal alignment 'Others viewed' element on product pages.

We've launched a new average size rating feature on our product pages to help our visitors with their size and purchase decision.

Improvements

• Our navigation now shows a 'New' tag for new collections.

Fixes

• Improved reliability of PostgreSQL backups.

We've implemented automatic backups of our PostgreSQL database.

Fixes

• Fixed A/B test of autoplay video.
• Improved locale-specific currency formatting.

We've started testing AI (ChatGPT) generated product review summaries on our product pages.

Improvements

• Improved input validation visibility.
• Added close button to menu search dropdown.

Fixes

• Fixed some invalid HTML.
• Fixed misaligned arrows on homepage 'Stories'.
• Fixed highlighting the wrong current day on the stores pages.

On the orderpage you can now download the invoice for a specific order.

Products on the order page are now a link to a new tab if the product is available.

While Trustpilot is clear about showing full review author names, we think it's the right thing to do to anonymize the author names a bit. So 'Jesse Doe' has now changed to 'Jesse D.' in all product pages' reviews.

Improvements

• Launched auto-translate button in content management system that uses Google Translate as a translation starting point.
• Implemented 'scroll to' button component.

Fixes

• Fixed broken button in account page.

Launch of the MR MARVIS changelog.

Improvements

• Trustpilot logo in the footer.
• Improved the error message when adding a product to the cart without selecting a size.
• Improved the accessibility (for screenreaders and other assistive technologies) of our main navigational elements.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the desktop navbar being misaligned in older Safari browsers.
• Fixed some missing translations on the forgot-password page.
• Fixed an issue where the login form was showing invalid validation hints.
• Fixed showing a 'Request return' button for old orders on the account page.
• Fixed incorrect homepage carousel arrow icon colors after route changes.
• Fixed undefined product link in wishlist.
• Fixed Google Translate auto-translations interferring on buttons.

Lots of miscellaneous fixes.

Improvements

• Improved client-search label translations.
• Removed BCOME PDP widget.
• Show cart overlay when redirected from Shopify.
• Improved error message visibility in notify form.
• Preconnect VWO to improve page speed.

Fixes

• Fixed Cypress grouping.
• Fixed wishlists not scoped to locale.
• Fixed lint issues.
• Fixed undefined product URLs in the wishlist.
• Fixed miscoloured homepage carousel arrows.

Our website tries to detect where you're located when you visit for the first time. It will then automatically redirect you to the most-sensible language. We've now added a notification banner when that happens.

Improvements

• Additional two-column content section.

Fixes

• Fixed redirection to homepage after login, in some instances.

Invalid token page to guide the user what to do when using an outdated account activation/reset link.

Improvements

• Added client-side search field on FAQ page.
• Improved error messages when selecting incomplete variant.
• Review query optimization.

Fixes

• Fixed invalid regex in form validation.
• Fixed invalid form hint attribute value.
• Fixed missing translations reset buttons.

Implemented A/B testing setup via VWO.com

Improvements

• Improved A/B testing code in existing tests.
• Aligned password requirements for login and register page.
• Use localized Trustpilot URLs.
• Dispatch error metadata into data layer on error pages.

Fixes

• Fixed greyed out variant selector when products are in stock.
• Fixed undefined URLs in sitemap.
• Fixed broken sold-out logic.

We've launched a new and improved search feature on our website. You can search for products, collections, blog articles, and content pages.

Improvements

• Improved PDP revalidation logic.
• Improved 404 page.

Fixes

• Fixed some mis-mapped reviews.

We've reworked our technical infrastructure to include a Postgres database and Redis CDN. Reviews are stored in the database and avg. ratings are cached in Redis.

Improvements

• ISR POC

Fixes

• Fixed Vercel-Prisma compatibility.
• Fixed review import timeout due to sheer volume.

We've reworked our translations handling to be more reliable and future-proof.

Improvements

• Increased logging verbosity nightly review import.
• Additional codebase TypeScript typings.
• Refactored error pages.
• Improved error handling when CMS requests fail.
• Refactored accordion component.
• Refactored product feeds endpoint.
• Improved data layer richness.
• Improved tabs presentation on 'About us' page.

Fixes

• Fixed 'Too many requests' to wishlist endpoint.
• Fixed false positive E2E tests.

We've reworked our data tracking / telemetry setup to be more reliable and up to date with modern standards.

Improvements

• Improved localization abilities in content management system.
• Allow announcement bar on category pages.
• Refactored product card.
• Improved CDN behaviour.
• Improved product card sold out logic.
• Improved presentation of discounted line items in cart.

Fixes

• Fixed missing reviews on certain product pages.
• Fixed '0 reviews' label on product pages.
• Fixed crash on incognito browsers.

We've implemented a page loading bar with animation.

Improvements

• Cleaned orphaned content from our content management.
• Improved product card responsiveness.
• Improved CDN logic.

We've integrated with Trustpilot to manage our service and product reviews.

Improvements

• Reworked reviews sync setup (i.e. Trusted Shops).
• Improved product badges logic.
• Improved toggle logic to show cm/inch on size charts.

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect caching headers on certain endpoints.
• Fixed showing incorrect discount price in cart in certain occasions.
• Fixed translations on category page.

We (re)launched our wishlist feature. On category and product pages, you'll find a new button to save products to your wishlist.

Fixes

• Fixed some data tracking / telemetry timing issues.

Implemented uptime monitoring endpoint.

Improvements

• Improved country detection when coming from email.
• Improved presentation of blog pagination.
• Improved presentation of breadcrumbs.
• Suppress Shopify checkout Shop Pay popover.

Fixes

• Fixed crash that occurred on some devices when visiting pages with lots of images.

We've relaunched a homepage jumbotron/carousel.

We've launched our initial setup for automatic end-to-end tests. The tests continuously 'simulate' a visitor browsing our website and alerts us if anything is off.

Improvements

• Restore scroll position when using the browser back-forward buttons.
• Improved CSS animation.

Fixes

• Fixed loading BCOME widget.
• Fixed password managers' icons overlaying custom input contents.

We've launched autoplay videos on certain product pages.

Improvements

• Improved calculation window of average review rating to match the rating from the remote Trusted Shops landing page.
• Added additional redirects for some legacy pages.
• Improved CDN usage when running a new build.
• Improved page-transition when switching product colors.
• Improved presentation of product variants.
• Implemented ability to schedule content changes.

Fixes

• Fixed 'shop by collection' back/next icons not always showing.
• Fixed BCOME PDP widget loading behaviour.
• Fixed sitemap generation.
• Fixed running middleware for password reset.

Together with TrueFit, we've launched an interactive 'size guide' solution on our product pages.

Fixes

• Fixed outdated inventory data.
• Fixed Trusted Shops footer logo not rendering correctly.
• Fixed rendering of announcement items.

We've launched MR MARVIS Stories on our homepage.

Improvements

• Removed non-applicable content from the product page for gift cards.
• Improved automatic country-redirection behaviour.
• Improved detection of visitor country.

Fixes

• Fixed presentation of product page price on tablets.

We've launched an order tracking feature where you can track the status of your parcel directly from our shipment page.

Improvements

• Data tracking / telemetry cleanup.

Fixes

• Fixed presentation of cart line items in certain occurrences.
• Redirection middleware now always preserves URL parameters.
• Fixed missing translations on login page.

Some miscellaneous fixes and improvements post-headless launch.

Improvements

• Set language in Richpanel widget based on the language of the website you're on.
• Show alert when filtering on the collection page yields zero products.
• Improved presentation of collection page breadcrumbs.

Fixes

• Fixed showing sold-out products on certain occasions.
• Fixed strange behaviour around 'Coming soon' label on product cards.
• Fixed loading BCOME widget after page changes.
• Fixed incorrect stock data when filtering on collection page.

We've released our new 'headless' website! This website has been rebuilt from the ground up using new/modern techniques. This makes our new website lightning-fast, and much easier to develop for.