‘Mass Merchant & Department Store’ UX Audit
What are the top 40 UX improvements for your Mass Merchant or Department Store site? How does your UX performance compare to Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s, Target, John Lewis?
Based on the findings from Baymard Institute’s 150,000+ hours of User Experience (UX) research, Baymard will conduct a UX audit of your Mass Merchant or Department Store site.
The in-depth Mass Merchant UX audit will be based on 500 weighted UX parameters uncovered during our large-scale UX testing of Mass Merchant and Department Store websites. The UX audit will provide you with:
- a detailed 120+ page audit report outlining 40 prioritized and research-backed user experience improvements for your Mass Merchant site,
- provide best practice implementation examples and inspiration from other Mass Merchant sites for each of the 40 identified UX improvements to your site,
- a detailed, unbiased UX performance analysis across the 500 UX parameters to document your current state and identify the best areas to improve,
- compare your site’s UX performance directly to the performance of 18 other Mass Merchant sites and Department Stores: Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Target, Sears, Overstock, Etsy, Bol.com, Kohl’s, J.C. Penney, L.L. Bean, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Argos, Tesco, and Costco.
Learn more about our Mass Merchant UX audit analysis, deliverables, and costs in the 5 sections below:
“Thank you. This was an excellent piece of work: professional, thorough, and actionable for the team. We’re very happy with the work Baymard has done for us.”
What’s Included in a Mass Merchant UX audit?
A full UX analysis and assessment of your desktop and mobile websites — conducted every year by lead UX researchers at Baymard Institute, utilizing Baymard’s more than 150,000+ hours of large-scale UX research.
6 detailed UX scorecards with a total of 500 UX performance scoring parameters, used for direct UX performance comparison against 18 Mass Merchant & Department Store websites. In addition, you will also get a UX comparison to 251 leading US and European e-commerce sites, to benchmark how your site stacks up to general user expectations.
The auditors will write a detailed 120+ page report with 40 suggestions for UX improvement. Each suggestion includes a description of the identified user experience issue along with a proposed solution and 2–4 best practice examples from other Mass Merchant sites, and occasionally examples outside the industry for cross-industry inspiration.
A 2-hour video conference where we go over the audit results with you and your team, to discuss the findings and suggestions for improvements.
12 follow-up calls with your UX auditor after delivering the UX audit findings. For feedback on any redesigns you create, a light review of prototypes, questions, etc.
A detailed Year-Over-Year UX performance comparison to past audits – documenting your UX progress, and showing how you stack up to the competition and to user’s increasing expectations, every year.
Your whole organization gets annual complimentary access to Baymard Premium with full access to Baymard’s 150,000+ hours of UX research findings, UX certification, etc. (normally $2600/year).
“The Baymard team has been a delight to work with on the JohnLewis digital platform audit. They responded to the brief very well, have been very accessible for ongoing clarification and queries and Rebecca was excellent in the recent team share, articulately presenting findings in an engaging walk-through with the wider team which will really support driving engagement and a robust response. Many thanks for all the effort and focus folks.”
UX Audit Focus
The audit will cover the following areas of your online user experience:
Homepage — The homepage structure, design, carousels, personalization, and promotions.
Category Taxonomy — The overall e-commerce category structure and taxonomy, includes the common issue of “over-categorization”, information architecture, catalog breadth, category redundancy, overly deep or shallow categories, industry-specific naming, etc.
Main Navigation — The main e-commerce navigation design, mega drop-down menus, product navigation and its visual hierarchy, courtesy non-product navigation, etc.
Intermediary Category Pages — How deep in the site hierarchy “Intermediary Category” pages are used (vs. using a product listing page), how the category pages are structured and what content they contain, incl. inspirational paths, featured products, and curated content, etc.
Site-Wide Layout — Site-wide layouts, footers, newsletter dialogs, ad positioning, and return policy links, etc.
Query Types — The level of compliance with 12 different overarching types of search queries that users make on e-commerce sites, all vital for your search engine to support (Exact, Product Type, Feature, Thematic, Relational, Compatibility, Symbol, Subjective, Symptom, Implicit, Non-Product, and Natural Language). How and what product data is actually searched.
Search Form & Logic — The design and behavior of the search field itself, query persistence, manual and automatic search scope selection, special characters, etc.
Autocomplete — How the autocomplete feature (“predictive search”) should be designed, the types of suggestions it should make, keyboard behavior support, suggesting scopes and products, etc.
Results Logic & Guidance — How to guide users toward better paths on the results page, including suggesting alternate queries, scopes, “No results” pages, misspellings, etc.
Results Layout — The layout and features of the search results page, such as dynamic list layouts, the search results information, search snippets, pagination, etc.
Results Filtering & Sorting — Filtering and sorting of search results, including essential filtering types, faceted search, the design and logic for long lists of filters, filter naming, dynamic sorting, etc.
List Layout — The design and features of the overall layout of the product list, includes “list” vs. “grid” layouts, product data consistency, post-processing vendor-supplied data, “responsive upscaling” of product lists, etc.
Loading Products — The loading schema for new items loaded into the product list, number of products displayed by default, etc.
List Items: What Information to Include — The type and amount of product attributes to include in each list item, product variations in list items, user ratings averages in list items, etc.
List Items: User Interface — The styling and display of the included information such a price, product specifications, variations, units, etc.
List Items: Product Thumbnails — The type of product thumbnails in each list item, what they depict, their size, hover-enabled thumbnails, showing packaging, etc.
List Items: Hover & Hit Areas — The list item’s click behavior, hover effect synchronization, “quick view” features, dynamic amount of content on hover, etc.
List Items: Personalization — Context-aware thumbnails, personalized list item and product attributes, highlighting of items, etc.
Filtering: Available Filters — The type, amount, and specificity of filters users need, incl. thematic filters, product-specific filters, compatibility filters, symptom filters, product status filters, gifting filters, user-defined filters, price filters, etc.
Filtering: Scope & Logic — Filtering logic, scope, and naming schemas, such as over-categorization, mutually exclusive filtering values and non-exclusive values (“AND” “OR” logics), filtering tooltips, filter names, filter value consistency, dynamically renaming filters, etc.
Filtering Interface & Layout — Filtering type’s and filtering value’s styling, placement, filter truncation, incl. handling filtering values with 0 matches, filter value checkbox and link styling, the display sequence for filtering values, slider interfaces, etc.
Filtering: Applying & Applied Filters — “Apply” buttons and live updating as filters are applied, the position and styling for applied filtering values, browser history, filter and sorting persistence, etc.
Sorting — The default sort type, diversity in sorting logic, the sorting interface and scope, alphabetical sorting, category-specific sort types, sorting directions, sorting naming, the scope of the sorting tool, labeling of the sorting interface, dead-end sorting options, logic for customer rating sorting, etc.
Product Page Layouts — “Horizontal Tabs”, “Sticky TOCs”, “Collapsed Sections”, “One Long Page”, etc.
Product Images — How users inspect product images, the 7 different image types e-commerce sites need, number of images, etc.
Image Gallery User Interface — Image gallery design, image navigation, methods of zoom, carousels, overlays, default image and size, etc.
The “Buy” Section — Design and position of elements such as “Add to Cart” button, prices and discounts, quantity field, etc.
Shipping, Returns, & Gifting — Shipping and returns information at the product page, “Free Shipping” tiers, and “Find in Store” features.
Product Variations — Selecting color and size variations, content across variations, product customizations and personalizations.
Product Description — Product information and descriptions, the type of content needed, text styling, sub-titles, product headlines, etc.
Product Specifications Sheet — Spec sheet layout, specs in tables vs. product descriptions, help features, post-processing of vendor data, etc.
User Reviews — User reviews, the review submission form, review filtering, sorting and navigation, rating distribution summaries, etc.
Auxiliary Content — Q&A/FAQs, social media tools, and expert-generated content.
Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation — Cross-sells design, placement, and logic, cross-navigation elements, “Recently Viewed Products”, etc.
Shopping Cart & “Added to Cart” Behavior — Shopping cart design, quantity, and save features, as well as the page-response when users add products to the cart (drop-down cart, etc.)
Account Selection & Creation — Account selection designs and communication, guest checkout, “Delayed Account Creation”, social media accounts, password rules, etc.
Customer & Address Information — Privacy concerns, shipping addresses, billing addresses, international addresses, phone fields, address auto-detection techniques, etc.
Shipping & Store Pickup — Shipping interface design and information hierarchy, shipping descriptions, order cut-off times, and “Free Shipping” tiers, along with omni-channel features such as Store Pickup, Store Availability, and Ship to Store.
Payment Flow & Methods (includes Third-Party) — The payment methods interface, how to integrate and display third-party payment options, gift card redemption flows, international currencies, coupon codes, etc.
Credit Card Form — The credit card field design and its validation logic and formatting, along with the expiration date, security code, and cardholder name inputs, field sequence, card icons, and card type selection.
Order Review — Review step design, “Place Order” button placement, and necessary review data, along with its editing flow.
Order Confirmation & E-Mail (to the extent it’s possible to access this) — The information and actions needed on the order confirmation page, along with the order confirmation e-mail.
Checkout Page Design — Checkout process steps, “Enclosed Checkout” designs, order summary sidebars, and how to design and position the cart link in the site-wide header.
User Attention & Interactions — Load indicators, feedback on user actions, the use of overlays, feedback requests, introduction of site-specific features, and embedded content from third-parties.
Cross-Sells — Active vs. passive cross-selling, adapting cross-sells to user context, and pitfalls of specific placements and wording.
Form Design & Features — How to design and position the primary button, “Apply” buttons, minimizing form intimidation, multi-column layouts, tabbing flows, CAPTCHAs, back-button and enter-keystroke behavior.
Validation Errors & Data Persistence — How to design and position error messages, how to word them, and persisting data in non-secure and secure form fields, along with inline validation.
Address Validators — When address validations are necessary, “Force-Proceeding” through address validators, along with address validator design and logic.
Field Labels & Microcopy — Marking optional and required fields, field label position, tooltips, and optimizing microcopy and descriptions.
Field Design & Features — How to match the type of interface with the input type, drop-downs and radio button implementations, input masks and character restrictions, custom designed input fields, etc.
Default Values & Autocompletion — Intelligent form features, including inferred selections, pre-fills, auto-fills, and personalization of the checkout flow.
Mobile Basics — Content and structure of mobile site vs. desktop site, size and spacing of hit areas, multiple hit-areas within the same visual element, font-sizes, landscape mode, bugs and quirks vulnerable to the mobile platform, auto-zoom, etc.
Mobile Site Homepage & Main Navigation — Main navigation design and logic, double-hit area issues, homepage structure and design, auto-rotating carousels, etc.
Mobile Search — User’s crossover from category navigation to search, search scopes, misspellings and synonyms, search query support, “No results” pages, Faceted Search filters, etc.
Mobile Product Lists — List item size, product thumbnail size relative to product type, amount of product attributes in list items, hit areas within the product list, separation of list items, pagination vs. load more vs. endless scrolling, visual indicators, product variations, list item interactions on a touch screen, etc.
Mobile Filtering & Sorting — Styling and position of both “filter” and “Sort” options, sort types, “apply” buttons vs. auto-applying filtering values, the display of applied filters, information scent, product status, filtering interface, etc.
Mobile Cross-Navigation & Compatibility — Interlinking of compatibility-dependent products, cross-sells, list item consistency, etc.
Mobile Product Page Layouts — Product page structure, sub–product pages, collapsed product page sections, user reviews, “add to cart” button placement, “Store Pickup”, etc.
Mobile Product Images — Product image size, product image zoom levels, image ambiguity, touch gestures in the image gallery, etc.
Mobile Product Descriptions, Specs, & Compatibility — Division of product info between description and spec list, styling of product description, amount and level of specs included, product compatibility information and relationships, etc.
Mobile Shopping Cart — Cost estimates, number and placement of “checkout” buttons, saving mobile carts, picking up mobile carts on desktop devices, etc.
Mobile Checkout Steps — Account selection and guest checkout, shipping and billing addresses, shipping methods, “Store Pickup”, payment, order review, linear checkout flows, mobile process steps, etc.
Mobile Checkout UX — Optional vs. required fields, minimizing number of fields, form field label placement in smartphone portrait and landscape modes, inline labels, floating labels, grouping checkout info for mobile overview, field context, location detection, touch keyboard auto-correct, optimized keyboards, auto-capitalization, etc.
Custom Mass Merchant or Department Store Competitors
In addition to auditing your site UX and comparing it to 18 large Mass Merchant and Department Store sites in our benchmark database (Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Target, Sears, Overstock, Etsy, Bol.com, Kohl’s, J.C. Penney, L.L. Bean, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Argos, Tesco, and Costco.), we can also expand the project scope to include a custom competitive audit against any local or direct Mass Merchant competitor(s) you’d like. This is available for sites in most countries and languages.
“Thanks again for the great work on our checkout project. Our whole group found it incredibly insightful. We’re applying the suggestions you provided to our new checkout design which launches at the end of the month! One of my colleagues was also interested in your group’s competitive expertise with regard to responsive web and native apps.”
What Are Audits For?
Most commonly, our UX audit services are used by:
- Sites that would like to benchmark their UX performance to see how they stack up against major competitors and “State of the Art” sites, to know where resources are best spent on further UX improvements.
- Sites that would like inspiration and verification of their new redesign. For example, before spending resources on the final production code — auditing prototype designs are cheaper than re-coding.
- Optimized sites that need a pair of external and unbiased eyes to identify the last tweaks and improvements.
- Sites that would like to track their UX performance year-over-year, to measure and document UX progress towards stakeholders and over time.
Return on Investment
Even the smallest improvement in conversion rate for any site with significant sales will lead to a notable return on investment. For example, an improvement from 3.1% to 3.6% in conversion rate for a site with $50,000,000 annual sales will yield $8,060,000 extra sales every year.
“I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the amazing work on this audit. You should know that this has been very well received internally and there’s a lot of excitement around adopting the ideas you have shared.”
How Will the Audit Be Delivered?
What Will It Cost?
An annual full-site Mass Merchant desktop and mobile UX audit across all 6 audit focus areas cost $13,100 (USD) per year.
An annual ‘Mass Merchant Full-Site UX audit’ includes:
A full UX review and analysis by Baymard’s team of UX researchers of both your desktop and mobile websites.
6 detailed UX performance scorecards with a total of 500 review parameters, and with performance comparison against 18 leading Mass Merchant sites, along with a general comparison to 251 leading US, European, and International e-commerce sites.
A 120+ page audit report with 40 prioritized suggestions for UX improvements. Each explain the identified UX issue, the suggested change, and show 2–4 best practice implementation examples from other Mass Merchant sites and leading e-commerce sites.
A 2-hour video conference with you and your team to discuss the audit results.
12 follow-up calls with your UX auditor. Useful for follow-up questions or feedback on your redesigns or prototypes.
- 12 months of complimentary access to a Baymard Premium ‘Specialty’ plan with full access to Baymard’s 150,000+ hours of UX research findings (normally $2600/year).
Reach out below to discuss your needs or request a UX audit of your Mass Merchant or Department Store site. (PS client audits are strictly confidential and will not be included in Baymard’s public UX benchmark database).
Talk to UX auditor Laura about your goals and discuss Baymard’s UX research methodology.
Mass Merchant Audit Price
$13,100
per audit
Refund Policy: In the event that we’re unable to provide 40 suggestions for improvements we’ll still complete the audit and leave it up to you if you want a refund.
Lead time: A typical full site audit takes around 17-25 work days - depending on time of year, project scope and auditor availability.
Confidential: All client-specific audits and UX scorecards are strictly confidential; they are not included in Baymard’s public benchmark databases or shared with anyone else (NDA is possible).
Unbiased: As Baymard does not offer any kind of design or development services or sell e-commerce technology, the UX audit will always be a completely unbiased analysis of your site, and not an indirect “sales pitch” for other services. At Baymard our specialization is the UX audit.
What Our Clients Say About the UX Audit
“Baymard produces some of the most relevant and actionable user experience research available. They really understand the needs of UX and Product Management professionals, and their deep experience in the eCommerce field allows them to offer sophisticated, nuanced insights.”
“Thanks again for the great work on our checkout project. Our whole group found it incredibly insightful. We’re applying the suggestions you provided to our new checkout design which launches at the end of the month! One of my colleagues was also interested in your group’s competitive expertise with regard to responsive web and native apps.”
“The Baymard team has been a delight to work with on the JohnLewis digital platform audit. They responded to the brief very well, have been very accessible for ongoing clarification and queries and Rebecca was excellent in the recent team share, articulately presenting findings in an engaging walk-through with the wider team which will really support driving engagement and a robust response. Many thanks for all the effort and focus folks.”
“Thank you. This was an excellent piece of work: professional, thorough, and actionable for the team. We’re very happy with the work Baymard has done for us.”
“I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the amazing work on this audit. You should know that this has been very well received internally and there’s a lot of excitement around adopting the ideas you have shared.”
“Baymard has been a great resource in helping us improve the customer experience. We are continually applying these best practices to our sites.”
“We’ve received some awesome feedback from our Merchant Success team as well as our merchants about all of the UX Audits we’ve had thus far with Baymard. Thank you so much to you and your team for all of your hard work. The pilot with Baymard has been going fantastic and I’m really excited with all that we’re learning! You have an amazing platform, team and super helpful data base for us to work with.”
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“I can confirm that the list was fully implemented. Every time we put up a change we either A/B test or we watch it very closely to determine that it’s doing better and not the opposite. So I can confirm that these fixes have improved our checkout. Thanks for everything.”
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“We implemented “E-Commerce Checkout Usability” guide for all our stores and saw doubling of checkout conversion rates. We will soon work on implementation of other usability guidelines. Thank you Christian and Jamie for your excellent work!”
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“Wanted to thank you again for the checkout audit and walking us through the process. It was super helpful and we can’t wait to apply the changes to our checkout for a better user experience.”
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