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An Iceland Foods case study

Bundles let Iceland sell a set of items as a single product — a Christmas hamper, a party pack, a multibuy bundle. The work had to land consistently across every customer touchpoint (PLP, PDP, basket, order details, confirmation), keep the basket easy to manage, and handle a tricky dual-identity model: a bundle behaves as one product when shoppers buy it, but its individual items need to behave as separate units once an order has been placed.

Project Info

ROLE:

UX Designer

COMPANY:

Iceland Foods

DATE:

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TEAM:

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The Challenge

How might we sell pre-packed bundles like a Christmas hamper across every touchpoint — while still letting customers manage their basket and refund individual items inside the bundle?

Research & Discovery

Bundles weren't a new merchandising idea, but the platform had no native concept of one. Anything sold as a set had to be either a real multibuy or a custom workaround — neither of which scaled to seasonal moments like Christmas hampers. Stakeholder workshops with merchandising, ops, and customer service surfaced the real complexity: a bundle has to feel like one product to the shopper, but the warehouse, refunds, and order-history systems all need to know about the items inside it.

Why this is harder than it looks

Dual identity: A bundle is one product at purchase but a collection of items at fulfilment, refund, and history.
Basket management: Shoppers need to add, remove, and adjust quantity of the bundle as a unit — not item-by-item.
Cross-touchpoint consistency: Bundles needed to look and behave the same on PLP, PDP, basket, order details and confirmation — so the model never broke.
Granular refunds: If one item in a hamper arrives damaged, the customer should be able to refund just that item — not the whole bundle.

The Solution

The design treats a bundle as a single product in the shopping flow and as a collection of items everywhere it matters afterwards. The same model has to hold across five touchpoints — and the experience adapts to each one.

1. PLP — bundle as a single tile

In listings, the bundle shows up as one product card, with a clear "Bundle" label and the bundle price. The shopper sees what's inside through a preview, without the bundle competing for attention with its own components.

2. PDP — one product, many items inside

The product detail page shows the bundle as a single item to add to basket, but expands to show the full contents — each item with its image, name, and quantity. Shoppers know exactly what they're buying before they commit.

3. Basket — manage the bundle, not the parts

In the basket, the bundle behaves as one line — one quantity stepper, one price, one remove action. Shoppers don't have to chase down 12 individual items to remove a hamper, but they can still drill into the bundle to see what's inside if they want to.

4. Confirmation page — the bundle as the unit purchased

On confirmation, the bundle is the headline — that's what the customer bought. Items are surfaced underneath for transparency, but the receipt mirrors how the order was placed.

5. Order details & refunds — items as individuals

Once the order is in flight, the model flips. Order history lists each bundle item as its own line, and refunds are per-item — so a customer can flag the one damaged jar in a Christmas hamper without having to refund the whole bundle. This is the same surface as the self-service refund flow, so the per-item refund pattern stays consistent.

Design Process

Wireframes & Iterations

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Usability Testing & Findings

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Final Designs

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The Impact

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