Should I migrate to Hyvä for my French luxury store?
Almost certainly yes if you’re on Luma. French luxury / fashion shoppers convert dramatically better on fast mobile experiences, and Paris-based luxury brands compete on UX polish:
- Lighthouse 95+ on Hyvä vs typically 40-60 on Luma luxury themes, Google ranks fast pages higher for category/PDP queries (huge for luxury SEO where competition is fierce).
- Hyvä Checkout loads in < 1s, 50% lower bounce vs Magento Luma checkout, especially mobile (which is now > 70% of FR luxury traffic).
- Cartes Bancaires + Alma BNPL widgets render natively without the React/jQuery double-render Luma has.
- Mondial Relay pickup-point selector renders instantly, no spinner-on-spinner on the map widget.
- Image-heavy luxury PDPs use modern
<picture>+ AVIF / WebP, image weights drop 60-80%.
Typical migration timeline: 4-6 weeks. Conversion lift in the first 90 days post-launch is usually 8-25% from speed alone.