Use the interactive UX benchmark chart below to see the ranked UX performance of 10 leading e-commerce sites within ‘Sports Gear & Equipment’ in the US and Europe. Each of the 10 Sports Gear & Equipment sites has been manually rated across 501 different e-commerce UX elements, all based on Baymard’s 150,000+ hours of UX research.
This is a sub-set of the full benchmark which includes 123 e-commerce sites.
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Overall UX Performance
501 Guidelines
Desktop Web
251 Guidelines
Homepage & Category Navigation
29 Guidelines
Homepage
6 Guidelines
Category Taxonomy & Main Navigation
10 Guidelines
Intermediary Category Pages
6 Guidelines
Site-Wide Features & Navigation
7 Guidelines
On-Site Search
23 Guidelines
Search Query Types
6 Guidelines
Search Form & Autocomplete
9 Guidelines
Search Design & Logic
8 Guidelines
Product Lists & Filtering
51 Guidelines
List Layout & Loading Products
11 Guidelines
List Items: Product Info & Thumbnails
12 Guidelines
List Items: Interface & Hit Areas
6 Guidelines
Filtering & Sorting
22 Guidelines
Product Page
59 Guidelines
Product Page Layout
8 Guidelines
Product Images & Gallery UI
15 Guidelines
The 'Buy' Section and Purchase Information
12 Guidelines
Product Information
8 Guidelines
User Reviews
11 Guidelines
Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation
5 Guidelines
Cart & Checkout
71 Guidelines
Shopping Cart & “Added to Cart” Behavior
11 Guidelines
Account Selection & Customer Address Information
12 Guidelines
Shipping & Store Pickup
6 Guidelines
Form Fields & Layout
8 Guidelines
Payment Flow & Credit Card Form
13 Guidelines
Order Review & Order Confirmation
8 Guidelines
Validation Errors & Data Persistence
7 Guidelines
Field Design & Default Values
6 Guidelines
Accounts & Self-Service
18 Guidelines
Account Drop-Down & Sign In
7 Guidelines
Account Dashboard, Info & Navigation
11 Guidelines
Mobile Web
250 Guidelines
Mobile Homepage & Category Navigation
38 Guidelines
Mobile Homepage
7 Guidelines
Mobile Category Taxonomy & Main Navigation
10 Guidelines
Mobile Intermediary Category Pages
5 Guidelines
Mobile Site-Wide Features & Navigation
16 Guidelines
Mobile On-Site Search
24 Guidelines
Mobile Search Query Types
6 Guidelines
Mobile Search Autocomplete
6 Guidelines
Mobile Search Design & Logic
12 Guidelines
Mobile Product Lists & Filtering
48 Guidelines
Mobile List Layout & Loading Products
12 Guidelines
Mobile List Items: Product Info & Thumbnails
12 Guidelines
Mobile List Items: Interface & Hit Areas
6 Guidelines
Mobile Filtering & Sorting
18 Guidelines
Product Page
56 Guidelines
Mobile Product Page Layout
5 Guidelines
Mobile Product Images & Gallery UI
13 Guidelines
The Mobile 'Buy' Section and Purchase Information
12 Guidelines
Mobile Product Information
9 Guidelines
Mobile User Reviews
11 Guidelines
Mobile Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation
6 Guidelines
Mobile Cart & Checkout
71 Guidelines
Mobile Shopping Cart & "Added to Cart" Behavior
11 Guidelines
Mobile Account Selection & Customer Address Information
12 Guidelines
Mobile Shipping & Store Pickup
6 Guidelines
Mobile Payment Flow & Credit Card Form
13 Guidelines
Mobile Order Review & Confirmation
8 Guidelines
Mobile Form Fields & Layout
8 Guidelines
Mobile Validation Errors, Field Design & Autocompletion
13 Guidelines
Accounts & Self-Service
13 Guidelines
Account Drop-Down & Sign In
3 Guidelines
Account Dashboard, Info & Navigation
10 Guidelines
Deep dive into any of the 10 retail sites displayed in the scatter plot above.
53 page designs: mobile, desktop
43 page designs: desktop, mobile
43 page designs: desktop, mobile
43 page designs: mobile, desktop
40 page designs: desktop, mobile
46 page designs: mobile, desktop
39 page designs: desktop, mobile
46 page designs: mobile, desktop
38 page designs: desktop, mobile
49 page designs: desktop, mobile
At Baymard Institute we have a whole research topic devoted to online shopping UX and usability, specifically for online Sports, Toys & Hobbies sites.
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