Henry Schein’s E-Commerce UX
This is a case study of Henry Schein’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 436 design elements. 196 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Henry Schein’s overall e-commerce UX performance is poor. Their UX is especially thwarted by usability issues related to broken Cart & Checkout, poor Product Lists & Filtering, and poor Homepage & Category performances.
Performance: 9.7poor
URL: henryschein.com/us-en/medical/default.aspx?did=medical&stay=1
Overall UX Performance
500 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
296 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
31 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Main Navigation
15 Guidelines · Performance:
Category Taxonomy & Intermediary Category Pages
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Layout
8 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
32 Guidelines · Performance:
Search Query Types
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Search Form & Logic
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Search Autocomplete
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Results Logic & Guidance
4 Guidelines · Performance:
Results Layout & Filtering
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
53 Guidelines · Performance:
List Layout
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Loading Products
4 Guidelines · Performance:
List Items: Product Info & Thumbnails
9 Guidelines · Performance:
List Items: Product Info
5 Guidelines · Performance:
List Items: Product Thumbnails
4 Guidelines · Performance:
List Items: Interface & Hit Areas
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Filtering: Available Filters
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Filtering: Scope & Logic
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Filtering: Interface & Layout
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Sorting
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
48 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page Layout
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Images & Gallery UI
11 Guidelines · Performance:
The 'Buy' Section
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Shipping & Returns
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Description & Specification Sheet
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
106 Guidelines · Performance:
Shopping Cart & “Added to Cart” Behavior
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Account Selection & Creation
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Checkout Types & Layout
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer & Address Information
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Shipping & Store Pickup
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Payment Flow & Methods (Incl. Third-Party)
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Form Fields & Page Design
14 Guidelines · Performance:
Field Labels & Microcopy
6 Guidelines · Performance:
User Interactions & Distractions
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Credit Card Form
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Validation Errors, Field Design & Autocompletion
25 Guidelines · Performance:
Validation Errors & Data Persistence
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Field Design & Features
11 Guidelines · Performance:
Default Values & Autocompletion
4 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Review & Confirmation
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Review
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Confirmation & E-Mail
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
26 Guidelines · Performance:
Account Drop-Down and Dashboard
8 Guidelines · Performance:
'Your Account': Addresses, Payments, & Newsletters
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Account-Wide Navigation, Structure, & Information
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
204 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Homepage & Category
17 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Homepage & Main Navigation
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Category Taxonomy & Category Pages
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile On-Site Search
23 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Autocomplete
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Query Types
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Design & Logic
10 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product List
37 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product List Layout & Features
14 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Filtering & Sorting
12 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile List Item Content
11 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Pages
39 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Product Page Layout
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Images & Gallery UI
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Buy Section
4 Guidelines · Performance:
Shipping & Returns
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Description & Specification Sheet
11 Guidelines · Performance:
Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation
5 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Checkout
70 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Checkout Layout
4 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Shopping Cart
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Account Selection & Creation
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile User Info
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Shipping & Store Pickup
4 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Payment Flow & Credit Card Form
14 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Form Fields
7 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Field Validation
8 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Input Optimization
6 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Order Review & Confirmation
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Site-Wide Features & Elements
18 Guidelines · Performance:
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Henry Schein’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
22 pages of Henry Schein’s e-commerce site, marked up with 207 best practice examples:
Henry Schein’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
13 pages of Henry Schein’s e-commerce site, marked up with 109 best practice examples:
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