Blue Apron’s E-Commerce UX

This is a case study of Blue Apron’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 228 design elements. 196 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.

Blue Apron’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their UX is especially thwarted by usability issues related to poor Mobile Recipe Lists & Pages, Mobile Cart & Checkout, and Cart & Checkout performances. That said, their site performs well within Mobile Meal Kit Plans & Quizzes.

Performance: 29.3Mediocre

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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:

81 Major E-Commerce Sites

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