Benchmarks

CHANEL UX Case Study

This is a case study of CHANEL’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 503 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.

CHANEL’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their UX is especially thwarted by usability issues related to mediocre Desktop Web and Mobile Web performances.

First benchmarked in April 2021 and reviewed once in February 2024.

Performance: 24.3Mediocre

URL: chanel.com/gb/makeup/

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Overall UX Performance

507 Guidelines · Performance:

Desktop Web

271 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web

236 Guidelines · Performance:

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CHANEL’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design

24 pages of CHANEL’s e-commerce site, marked up with 186 best practice examples:

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CHANEL’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design

22 pages of CHANEL’s e-commerce site, marked up with 177 best practice examples:

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