Pep Boys’ E-Commerce UX
This is a case study of Pep Boys’ e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 508 design elements. 243 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Pep Boys’ overall e-commerce UX performance is poor. Some of Pep Boys’ biggest UX issues are caused by broken On-Site Search, Customer Accounts, and Site-Wide Features & Navigation performances.
First benchmarked in March 2023.
Overall UX Performance
516 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
265 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category Navigation
27 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
28 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
48 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
59 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
78 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Features & Navigation
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
251 Guidelines · Performance:
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Pep Boys’ Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
13 pages of Pep Boys’ e-commerce site, marked up with 177 best practice examples:
Pep Boys’ Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
13 pages of Pep Boys’ e-commerce site, marked up with 184 best practice examples:
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