This is a case study of Spectrum’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.
Spectrum’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their UX is especially thwarted by usability issues related to broken On-Site Search, poor Product Information, and mediocre Homepage & Category performances.
Overall UX Performance
374 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
198 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
23 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
13 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Information
33 Guidelines · Performance:
Application Flow
84 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
33 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Layout & Features
12 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
176 Guidelines · Performance:
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9 pages of Spectrum’s e-commerce site, marked up with 91 best practice examples:
8 pages of Spectrum’s e-commerce site, marked up with 82 best practice examples:
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