This is a case study of Staples’ e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 863 design elements. 213 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Staples’ overall e-commerce UX performance is decent. Their main culprits are poor Customer Accounts, poor On-Site Search, and mediocre Order Tracking & Returns performances.
First benchmarked in April 7, 2012, and reviewed 29 times since then, most recently March 30, 2023.
Overall UX Performance
866 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
482 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
54 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
47 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
90 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
96 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
130 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
38 Guidelines · Performance:
Order Tracking & Returns
27 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
384 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile App
364 Guidelines · Performance:
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30 pages of Staples’ e-commerce site, marked up with 378 best practice examples:
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