Purple Carrot UX Case Study
This is a case study of Purple Carrot’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 228 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
Purple Carrot’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. This is mainly due to poor Site-Wide Design & Interaction, Mobile Recipe Lists & Pages, and Recipe Lists & Pages performances. That said, their site performs well within Homepage & Main Navigation.
First benchmarked in September 2022.
Desktop Web
228 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Main Navigation
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Meal Kit Plans & Quizzes
18 Guidelines · Performance:
Recipe Lists & Pages
43 Guidelines · Performance:
Accounts & Self-Services
34 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
102 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Design & Interaction
15 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
177 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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Purple Carrot’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
9 pages of Purple Carrot’s e-commerce site, marked up with 141 best practice examples:
Purple Carrot’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
8 pages of Purple Carrot’s e-commerce site, marked up with 125 best practice examples:
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