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The Empire theme is great! There's a ton of flexibility, custom sections and blocks, which make it easy to make a great looking theme just the way you want it.
Empire
$340 USD
Optimized for big catalogs with advanced filters and shoppable images
by Pixel Union
Command over any catalog with robust features for product discovery, comparison, and conversion
Get more out of every order with powerful tools for merchandising, upselling, and cross-selling products
Adaptable, agile, and packed with app-level functionality, Empire is perfect for your brand and business model
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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
Empire
Circuit
Depot
Forma
Stores using this theme
Reviews
79% positive
454 reviews for all presets
Positive reviews
360
Neutral reviews
20
Negative reviews
74
Japandco
Service super réactif et équipes très sympa :)
EasyGusto.fr
J’adore le thème Empire ! Facile à utiliser, rapide et très complet. Je recommande sans hésiter !
Fotolino
The Empire theme offerrs the flexibility to develop a great webshop. On the single occasion that I needed support, I was was helped with extras!
Designed by Pixel Union
Version 12.2.0
• October 02, 2025Empire 12.2.0 adds support for high-variant products with a new section and template, updates form elements to avoid conflicts with the new PDP section, and hides quick shop for high-variant products.
Theme documentation
Designer contact details
329 Howe St., PMB 2066, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N2, CA
support@pixelunion.net
Crafted for commerce
The world’s best online stores use Shopify themes
- Future proof
- Regularly updated and always works with the newest Shopify features.
- Play before you pay
- Customize until you love it. Only pay when you publish.
- Blazing fast checkout
- Speed-tested so your customers check out in record time.
- Keep it forever
- One-time payment, lifetime license for your store. No expiration.