This is a case study of Cole-Parmer’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 271 design elements. 148 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Cole-Parmer’s overall e-commerce UX performance is poor. This is mainly due to broken Accounts & Self Service, broken Product Page, and poor Cart & Checkout performances.
Overall UX Performance
271 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
24 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
36 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
25 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
34 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self Service
19 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile-Commerce
117 Guidelines · Performance:
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26 pages of Cole-Parmer’s e-commerce site, marked up with 127 best practice examples:
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