Cole-Parmer UX Case Study
This is a case study of Cole-Parmer’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 500 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Cole-Parmer’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. This is mainly due to broken Product Page, poor Mobile Web, and poor Cart & Checkout performances.
First benchmarked in January 2021 and reviewed once in October 2022.
Overall UX Performance
500 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
296 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category
31 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
32 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
53 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
48 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
106 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
26 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
204 Guidelines · Performance:
To learn how we calculate our performance scores and read up on our evaluation criteria and scoring algorithm head over to our Methodology page.
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Cole-Parmer’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
27 pages of Cole-Parmer’s e-commerce site, marked up with 250 best practice examples:
Cole-Parmer’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
19 pages of Cole-Parmer’s e-commerce site, marked up with 175 best practice examples:
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