Northern Tool UX Case Study
This is a case study of Northern Tool’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 272 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Northern Tool’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Some of Northern Tool’s biggest UX issues are caused by broken On-Site Search, poor Product Lists & Filtering, and poor Homepage & Category Navigation performances.
First benchmarked in April 2012, and reviewed 26 times since then, most recently in January 2024.
Performance: 29.6Mediocre
URL: northerntool.com
UX Award Winner (see all):
Customer Accounts (desktop)Top 1%
Desktop Web
272 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category Navigation
21 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
30 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
51 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
49 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
87 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self-Service
22 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Design & Interaction
12 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
276 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Homepage & Category Navigation
22 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile On-Site Search
29 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Lists & Filtering
50 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Page
49 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Cart & Checkout
89 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Accounts & Self-Service
18 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Site-Wide Design & Interaction
19 Guidelines · Performance:
To learn how we calculate our performance scores and read up on our evaluation criteria and scoring algorithm head over to our Methodology page.
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Northern Tool’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
33 pages of Northern Tool’s e-commerce site, marked up with 255 best practice examples:
Northern Tool’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
30 pages of Northern Tool’s e-commerce site, marked up with 223 best practice examples:
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