Nothing tells search engines that de.nothing.tech is the German page, jp.nothing.tech the Japanese one and so on for 17 non-English locales. But those URLs only switch language when the browser asks for it; anyone arriving without that header, including Googlebot, which Google says crawls without Accept-Language, gets the English page with lang="en". So the German store is probably indexed in English, and German searchers see English titles and descriptions, or a competitor.
First action
Inspect de.nothing.tech in Search Console and see which language Google rendered.
How to measure it
Organic clicks, non-English stores
- Now
- –
- Target
- +30%
- By
- 90 days
Steps
Confirm the gap
URL inspection for de, fr, jp, es and mx; note the rendered language.
Ecommerce Executive 1 day
Choose the model
Local default per store, or one URL per language.
Head of DTC 2 days
Set defaults
Serve the local language when no Accept-Language header is sent.
Ecommerce Engineering 1 week
Fix tags
html lang, title, description and hreflang per language.
Ecommerce Engineering 3 days
Keep a switcher
English stays one click away for visitors who want it.
Ecommerce Executive 1 day
QA every store
Spot-check home, a phone, an audio and a collection page in each.
Ecommerce Executive 1 week
Measure
Impressions and clicks by country in Search Console.
Ecommerce Executive weekly
Why it works
Make each store's default language its local one (German on de, Japanese on jp, Spanish on es and mx), or give every language its own URL (/en/ and /de/ on the same store) and point hreflang at the matching one. Set <html lang>, the title and the meta description per language. Then check each locale with Search Console's URL inspection and watch impressions by country.
The 50-domain, 10-language setup the DTC team built is already there; this makes it visible to search. Local-language titles win clicks for product and launch searches in exactly the markets where Nothing is fighting Samsung, Apple and Pixel.
Ready to use
ChecklistLocale check per store
[ ] Request with no Accept-Language returns the local language [ ] <html lang> matches the page language [ ] Title and meta description translated [ ] hreflang points to a URL that serves that language [ ] x-default points to the global or UK store [ ] Search Console URL inspection shows the local language [ ] Language switcher keeps English one click away
Risks and how to handle them
Expats prefer English
Keep the switcher and remember the choice in a cookie.
A ranking dip during the change
Ship one store first (de) and watch two weeks before the rest.
Evidence
- Your websiteStore language, checked October 21, 2026: the store picker lists 57 storefronts (e.g. "Deutschland>>Deutsch / (EUR)", "日本>>日本語 / (JPY)", "México>>Español / (MXN)") and every page declares hreflang alternates such as de-de, fr-fr, ja-jp, ko-kr, es-mx, tr-tr and zh-tw. But a request with no Accept-Language header gets English: de.nothing.tech, fr, es, it, jp, kr, tw, th, tr and mx all return <html lang="en"> with English copy and the English meta description; the same de.nothing.tech URL returns German (<html lang="de">, "Studio-Präzision für unseren bisher fortschrittlichsten Kopfhörer") only when the browser asks for German.Source
- Google Search CentralGoogle's guide to locale-adaptive pages: if a site "returns different content based on the perceived country or preferred language of the visitor, Google might not crawl, index, or rank all your content for different locales", because "the crawler sends HTTP requests without setting Accept-Language in the request header". Google recommends "separate locale URL configurations" annotated with hreflang.Source
- HiringEcommerce Executive (London, posted September 9, 2026): DTC "run[s] direct commerce globally, owning the customer from first click to repeat purchase across more than 50 domains and over 10 languages". The role builds pages "across Nothing.tech and all regional storefronts", works "with regional teams to localise and adapt pages for their market, language and calendar", keeps "pricing and promos correct in every region", assists "with QA and testing of site changes", and supports "the weekly trading cadence" with GA4 reports. "As the site becomes the engine behind our growth, we're scaling how we build it."Source
- Your websiteHomepage (UK store at the root domain): Headphone (1) Pro launch, "On set with V, our new Global Brand Ambassador", Charli xcx battery film for Headphone (a), CMF Speaker M and S, and "Join the community: Get updates about products, events and offers". The footer links Nothing OS 5.0, Community, Club Nothing, Playground and Offers. /offers: bundle savings "up to 10% on earbuds or watches and 40% off accessories when you buy a Phone" and a Student Programme (5% off phones, 10% off audio and wearables).Source