Staples’ E-Commerce UX
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. 196 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 and mediocre Order Tracking & Returns performances.
First benchmarked in April 7, 2012, and reviewed 27 times since then, most recently November 10, 2022.
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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Staples’ Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
30 pages of Staples’ e-commerce site, marked up with 377 best practice examples:
Staples’ Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
23 pages of Staples’ e-commerce site, marked up with 286 best practice examples:
Staples’ Mobile App E-Commerce Design
26 pages of Staples’ e-commerce site, marked up with 197 best practice examples:
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