This is a case study of ACE Hardware’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 266 design elements. 213 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
ACE Hardware’s overall e-commerce UX performance is decent. This is mainly due to good Homepage & Category Navigation while simultaneously having poor Accounts & Self-Service and mediocre Product Lists & Filtering.
Desktop Web
266 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category Navigation
34 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
31 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
44 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
50 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
91 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self-Service
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
242 Guidelines · Performance:
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27 pages of ACE Hardware’s e-commerce site, marked up with 226 best practice examples:
24 pages of ACE Hardware’s e-commerce site, marked up with 220 best practice examples:
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