Debenhams UX Case Study
This is a case study of Debenhams’ e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 502 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Debenhams’ overall e-commerce UX performance is poor. Debenhams’ UX performance in particular suffers from usability issues caused by poor Mobile Web and mediocre Desktop Web.
First benchmarked in September 2016, and reviewed 19 times since then, most recently in January 2024.
Overall UX Performance
585 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
291 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
294 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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Debenhams’ Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
26 pages of Debenhams’ e-commerce site, marked up with 293 best practice examples:
Debenhams’ Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
25 pages of Debenhams’ e-commerce site, marked up with 270 best practice examples:
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