Empire

by Pixel Union

Release notes

Version 7.0.1 •August 8, 2022

$340 USD

A marketplace-inspired theme optimized for large product catalogs

Includes support for:

EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
Store locator
Age verifier
Countdown timer
Color swatches
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Mobile preview for Empire in the "Supply" style

Mobile preview for Empire in the "Industrial" style

Mobile preview for Empire in the "Depot" style

Mobile preview for Empire in the "Graphic" style

Desktop preview for Empire in the "Supply" style

Desktop preview for Empire in the "Industrial" style

Desktop preview for Empire in the "Depot" style

Desktop preview for Empire in the "Graphic" style

Example presets

Includes support for:

EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
Store locator
Age verifier
Countdown timer
Color swatches
See all features here

Theme highlights

Colossal capacity

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

Above-average order value

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

Industry acrobat

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

This theme is great for

Dropshippers: Designed specifically for dropshippers
High-volume stores: Designed for stores that process a large number of transactions in a given period
Physical stores: Designed for stores that do in-person selling

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)
In-menu promos
Press coverage
Product badges
Product reviews
Promo banners
Promo tiles
Quick view
Recently viewed
Recommended products
Stock counter
Store locator
Trust badges

Merchandising

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

Product discovery

Breadcrumbs
Collection page navigation
Enhanced search
Mega menu
Product filtering and sorting
Recently viewed
Recommended products
Sticky header

This theme is great for

Dropshippers: Designed specifically for dropshippers
High-volume stores: Designed for stores that process a large number of transactions in a given period
Physical stores: Designed for stores that do in-person selling

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)
In-menu promos
Press coverage
Product badges
Product reviews
Promo banners
Promo tiles
Quick view
Recently viewed
Recommended products
Stock counter
Store locator
Trust badges

Merchandising

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

Product discovery

Breadcrumbs
Collection page navigation
Enhanced search
Mega menu
Product filtering and sorting
Recently viewed
Recommended products
Sticky header

363 reviews

80% positive

289 positive reviews
14 neutral reviews
60 negative reviews

Write a review

Cherubini Store SRL 7 days ago

The Empire theme is really fantastic: beautiful and clean in design and very flexible in functions. Last but not least the custopmer suopport is stellar quick and effective. Highly recommended.

FULCRUM PROCUREMENT 8 days ago

Great theme has all the elements I need - great customer support - quick and easy to communicate :) thank you!

TABlites 13 days ago

Fantastic theme with Great support from the pixel union team.

BPM Toolcraft 13 days ago

Great theme and Fantastic support.

This theme is supported by Pixel Union

Release notes

Version 7.0.1 August 8, 2022

We've added structured data for AggregrateRating and Review, and fixed a number of outstanding theme bugs.

Added

Added AggregateRating structured data for products.
Added Review structured data for products.

Fixed

Fixed an issue where the product compare toggle button would not appear if the "Show grid/list view toggle" setting was disabled.
Fixed an issue where inserted tables would present duplicate borders.
Fixed an issue where product tabs would overflow on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where desktop slideshow images would appear on tablet devices.
Fixed an issue where the add-to-cart button and quantity selector were slightly misaligned on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where the announcement bar would hide search and login buttons in the menu on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where you would see console errors when resizing the screen width.
Fixed an issue where price ranges would not appear on product cards for products with first variants priced higher than other variants.
Fixed an issue where the Brand structured data for products would be of an invalid type.
Fixed an issue where the previously active tags would not be preserved when filtering on the collections page.
Fixed an issue where a “Required parameter missing or invalid: items” message would appear when adding a product to the cart when the “Auto-select first available variant” theme setting was disabled.

Version 7.0.0 June 16, 2022

We've added new features (product compare, inventory status, and pre-order), expanded the language files for enhanced translation, and repaired various bugs in the theme.

Added

Added schema locale files for setting labels to translate into English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
Added a new product compare feature.
Added a new inventory status feature.
Added a pre-order feature.
Support for Boolean filter type.
Product rating block.

Changed

Removed the customer-facing products-per-page option from collection templates. The number of products per page on collections is set in the theme editor. This resolves an issue where the customer's product per page selection was not applied to all collection views.

Fixes and improvements

Resolved console error that occurred with two featured collections present on the home page.
Mobile slideshow text responds to correct color setting.
Sidebar filters on vendor collection pages are clickable.
Faceted filter tags with special characters work as expected.
'Set as default address' checkbox works on customer account page.
Collection description supports tab code.
Custom color swatch files are visible on the product form.
Product swatches using variant images are sized correctly.
Cart shipping calculator no longer displays HTML characters when changing languages.
All links in mega menu with sidebar sections are visible on Windows 10.
Last column image in mega menu fits menu container.
Product SKU appears in quick shop.
Vimeo videos play in product media gallery.
Three-column template for the product page can now hide share buttons.
Non-English locale files have correct structure.
Slideshow works as expected with 'adapt to first slide' height setting.

Version 6.2.0 May 13, 2022

We've expanded social media settings and icon options as well as updated the positioning of social icons in the utility bar.

Added

Expanded social media settings and icon options.

Changed

Social icons will shift to the left of the utility bar when the menu is blank

Stores using Empire

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Unlimited free trial

Try the theme for free with your own products, brand colors, and customizations. One-time payment of $340 if you publish the theme to your store.
Free high-resolution photos

Demo stores aren’t included, but you can get free stock photos from Shopify Burst.
Free theme updates

Get the latest theme features and fixes from the Theme Store. You can redownload your purchase at any time.
Non-expiring license for one store

Your payment entitles you to use the theme on a single store, and keep it as long as you like.