Abel&Cole UX Case Study
This is a case study of Abel&Cole’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 228 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Abel&Cole’s overall e-commerce UX performance is poor. Some of Abel&Cole’s biggest UX issues are caused by broken Meal Kit Plans & Quizzes, poor Mobile Recipe Lists & Pages, and poor Accounts & Self-Services performances.
First benchmarked in September 2022.
Desktop Web
228 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Main Navigation
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Meal Kit Plans & Quizzes
18 Guidelines · Performance:
Recipe Lists & Pages
43 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self-Services
34 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
102 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Design & Interaction
15 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
177 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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Abel&Cole’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
13 pages of Abel&Cole’s e-commerce site, marked up with 139 best practice examples:
Abel&Cole’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
9 pages of Abel&Cole’s e-commerce site, marked up with 122 best practice examples:
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