British designer brand scaling DTC apparel through performance marketing
Phix is a Manchester-based designer apparel brand running a Shopify store with heavy reliance on Google and Meta paid acquisition (Ads, Analytics 4) paired with Klaviyo email automation and Stripe/Klarna payments. The hiring mix—three marketing roles, two design, one finance—and active projects around product-level budget allocation and creative testing reveal a company optimizing for profitable scaling: they're building internal finance controls while simultaneously trying to reduce unprofitable ad spend and improve conversion rates.
Notable leadership hires: Paid Media Lead
Phix designs and sells British apparel inspired by subcultures, known for distinctive silhouettes and custom prints. The company operates a direct-to-consumer model via Shopify, using Xero for accounting and payment processors including Stripe and Klarna. They're based in Manchester with a small, distributed team spanning the UK, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. Current operational focus centers on scaling profitable products, structuring paid media performance, and building out in-house finance infrastructure to support growth.
Shopify for e-commerce, Google Ads and Meta Ads Manager for acquisition, Google Analytics 4 for measurement, Klaviyo for email, Stripe and Klarna for payments, Xero for accounting, and Figma for design.
Manchester, United Kingdom. The team is distributed across the UK, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania.
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