The State of E-commerce Checkout Design 2012

September 6, 2012

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A year ago, we published an article on 11 fundamental guidelines for e-commerce checkout design here at Smashing Magazine. The guidelines presented were based on the 63 findings of a larger "E-Commerce Checkout Usability" study we conducted in 2011 focusing strictly on the checkout user experience, from “cart” to “completed order.” This year, we’ve taken a look at the state of e-commerce checkouts by documenting and benchmarking the checkout processes of the top 100 grossing e-commerce websites based on the findings from the original study. This led to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots and...

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Source: Smashing Magazine

Companies Mentioned:

Amazon.com	Gap	Internet Retailer
Nordstrom	Office Depot	OfficeMax Incorporated
SCORE	ShopNBC	Staples

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