Dick’s Sporting Goods UX Case Study
This is a case study of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 268 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. It is especially issues related to poor Order Tracking & Returns, Customer Accounts, and Homepage & Category Navigation that detract from Dick’s Sporting Goods’ UX performance.
First benchmarked in May 2014, and reviewed 8 times since then, most recently in January 2024.
Desktop Web
279 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:
Customer Accounts
18 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Tracking & Returns
27 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
278 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Homepage & Category Navigation
38 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile On-Site Search
24 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Lists & Filtering
48 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Page
57 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Cart & Checkout
71 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Customer Accounts
13 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Order Tracking & Returns
27 Guidelines · Performance:
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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
29 pages of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ e-commerce site, marked up with 367 best practice examples:
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
17 pages of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ e-commerce site, marked up with 167 best practice examples:
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