This is a case study of Backcountry’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 252 design elements. 213 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Backcountry’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their UX is in large part dimished by broken Accounts & Self-Service, poor Cart & Checkout, and poor Mobile Cart & Checkout.
Desktop Web
252 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category Navigation
29 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
23 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
51 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
60 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
71 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self-Service
18 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
251 Guidelines · Performance:
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20 pages of Backcountry’s e-commerce site, marked up with 201 best practice examples:
19 pages of Backcountry’s e-commerce site, marked up with 201 best practice examples:
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