This is a case study of Marks & Spencer’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 1169 design elements. 213 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Marks & Spencer’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their main culprits are broken Customer Accounts and poor Order Tracking & Returns performances.
First benchmarked in May 15, 2017, and reviewed 20 times since then, most recently December 19, 2022.
Overall UX Performance
1196 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
458 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
31 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
46 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
85 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
101 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
118 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
38 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Features
12 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Tracking & Returns
27 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
374 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile App
364 Guidelines · Performance:
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