Benchmarks

32 ‘Apparel & Accessories’ Sites Ranked by User Experience Performance

Use the interactive UX benchmark chart below to see the ranked UX performance of 32 leading e-commerce sites within ‘Apparel & Accessories’ in the US and Europe. Each of the 32 apparel sites has been manually rated across 922 different e-commerce UX elements, all based on Baymard’s 150,000+ hours of UX research.

This is a sub-set of the full benchmark which includes 123 e-commerce sites.

Case Studies

Click the colored dots to view in-depth case studies for each benchmarked site, or scroll down to see all case studies. You can also view the case study examples organized by type of page.

Benchmark UX Performances
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Overall UX Performance

922 Guidelines

Desktop Web

285 Guidelines

Homepage & Category

27 Guidelines

Homepage

8 Guidelines

Category Taxonomy & Main Navigation

12 Guidelines

Intermediary Category Pages

7 Guidelines

On-Site Search

17 Guidelines

Search Query Types, Form & Logic

5 Guidelines

Search Autocomplete

6 Guidelines

Search Results Logic & Layout

6 Guidelines

Product Lists & Filtering

43 Guidelines

List Layout & Loading Products

8 Guidelines

List Item Info & Thumbnails

11 Guidelines

List Items Features

6 Guidelines

Filtering & Sorting

18 Guidelines

Product Page

71 Guidelines

Product Page Layout & Cross-Sells

13 Guidelines

Product Images & Videos

8 Guidelines

Image Gallery UI

7 Guidelines

The 'Buy' Section

6 Guidelines

Shipping & Returns

7 Guidelines

Product Descriptions & Variations

8 Guidelines

Product Sizing & Fit

10 Guidelines

User Reviews

12 Guidelines

Cart & Checkout

76 Guidelines

Shopping Cart

10 Guidelines

Account Selection & Creation

6 Guidelines

User Information & Address

10 Guidelines

Shipping & Fulfillment

10 Guidelines

Payment Flow & Methods (Incl. Credit Card & Third-Party)

14 Guidelines

Order Review & Confirmation

9 Guidelines

General Form Design and Checkout Layout

9 Guidelines

Form Field Usability and Design

8 Guidelines

Customer Accounts

10 Guidelines

Site-Wide Features

14 Guidelines

Order Tracking & Returns

27 Guidelines

Orders & Order Tracking

15 Guidelines

Order Returns

12 Guidelines

Mobile Web

289 Guidelines

Mobile Web Homepage & Category Navigation

27 Guidelines

Mobile Web Homepage

9 Guidelines

Mobile Web Category Taxonomy & Main Navigation

12 Guidelines

Mobile Web Intermediary Category Pages

6 Guidelines

Mobile Web On-Site Search

16 Guidelines

Mobile Web Search Query Types, Form & Logic

5 Guidelines

Mobile Web Search Autocomplete

5 Guidelines

Mobile Web Search Results Logic & Layout

6 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Lists & Filtering

46 Guidelines

Mobile Web List Layout & Loading Products

10 Guidelines

Mobile Web List Item Info & Thumbnails

14 Guidelines

Mobile Web List Item Features

5 Guidelines

Mobile Web Filtering & Sorting

17 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Page

68 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Page Layout & Cross-Sells

11 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Images, Videos & Image Gallery UI

13 Guidelines

Mobile Web "Buy" Section

6 Guidelines

Mobile Web Shipping & Returns

7 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Descriptions & Variations

9 Guidelines

Mobile Web Product Sizing & Fit

10 Guidelines

Mobile Web User Reviews

12 Guidelines

Mobile Web Cart & Checkout

78 Guidelines

Mobile Web Shopping Cart

10 Guidelines

Mobile Web Account Selection & Creation

6 Guidelines

Mobile Web User Information & Address

10 Guidelines

Mobile Web Shipping & Fulfillment

10 Guidelines

Mobile Web Payment Flow & Credit Card Form

14 Guidelines

Mobile Web Order Review & Confirmation

8 Guidelines

Mobile Web "General Form Design and Checkout Layout "

9 Guidelines

Mobile Web Form Field Usability and Design

11 Guidelines

Mobile Web Customer Accounts

7 Guidelines

Mobile Web Site-Wide Features

20 Guidelines

Mobile Web Order Tracking & Returns

27 Guidelines

Mobile Web Orders & Order Tracking

15 Guidelines

Mobile Web Order Returns

12 Guidelines

Mobile App

348 Guidelines

Mobile App Homepage & Category Navigation

28 Guidelines

Mobile App Homepage

8 Guidelines

Mobile App Category Taxonomy

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Main Navigation

6 Guidelines

Mobile App Intermediary Category Pages

5 Guidelines

Mobile App Search

38 Guidelines

Mobile App Search Query Types

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Search Form & Logic

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Search Autocomplete

7 Guidelines

Mobile App Search Results Logic & Guidance

7 Guidelines

Mobile App Search Results Layout & Filtering

6 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Lists & Filtering

55 Guidelines

Mobile App List Layout & Loading Products

14 Guidelines

Mobile App List Item Info

11 Guidelines

Mobile App List Item Thumbnails

5 Guidelines

Mobile App List Item Features

6 Guidelines

Mobile App Filtering & Sorting: Filter & Sort Types

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Filtering & Sorting: Scope & Logic

5 Guidelines

Mobile App Filtering: Interface & Layout

5 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Page

91 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Page Layout & Cross-Sells

14 Guidelines

Mobile App Image Gallery UI

5 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Images, Videos, & 360-Views

13 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Descriptions

10 Guidelines

Mobile App Product Variations

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Specifications Sheet

5 Guidelines

Mobile App "Buy" Section

9 Guidelines

Mobile App Shipping, Returns, and Gifting

8 Guidelines

Mobile App User Reviews

18 Guidelines

Mobile App Cart & Checkout

96 Guidelines

Mobile App Shopping Cart & “Added to Cart” Behavior

13 Guidelines

Mobile App Account Selection & Creation

7 Guidelines

Mobile App Customer & Address Information

10 Guidelines

Mobile App Gifting Flow & Features

5 Guidelines

Mobile App Shipping & Fulfillment

8 Guidelines

Mobile App Payment Flow & Credit Card Form

7 Guidelines

Mobile App Checkout Layout & Cross-Sells

8 Guidelines

Mobile App Form Fields Labels & Design

6 Guidelines

Mobile App Data Validation

10 Guidelines

Mobile App Input Optimization

16 Guidelines

Mobile App Order Review & Confirmation

6 Guidelines

Mobile App Customer Accounts

23 Guidelines

Mobile App Account Dashboard

5 Guidelines

'Mobile App Account': Addresses, Payments, & Newsletters

13 Guidelines

Mobile App Account-Wide Navigation, Structure, & Information

5 Guidelines

App-Wide Features

17 Guidelines

Case Studies

Deep dive into any of the 32 retail sites displayed in the scatter plot above.

decent
Lululemon UK
Apparel & Accessories

39 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
L.L.Bean
Apparel & Accessories

60 page designs: mobile, desktop

decent
Jimmy Choo
Apparel & Accessories

51 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Zalando
Apparel & Accessories

58 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Away
Apparel & Accessories

26 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Van Cleef & Arpels
Apparel & Accessories

42 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Macy’s
Apparel & Accessories

87 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
La Redoute
Apparel & Accessories

59 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
E. Breuninger
Apparel & Accessories

53 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Adidas
Apparel & Accessories

59 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Nordstrom
Apparel & Accessories

80 page designs: desktop, mobile, app

mediocre
Louis Vuitton
Apparel & Accessories

48 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Marks & Spencer
Apparel & Accessories

88 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
Gucci
Apparel & Accessories

57 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
JCPenney
Apparel & Accessories

59 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Foot Locker
Apparel & Accessories

51 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Everlane
Apparel & Accessories

39 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
TAG Heuer
Apparel & Accessories

44 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Ellos
Apparel & Accessories

48 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Neiman Marcus
Apparel & Accessories

51 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
reserved
Apparel & Accessories

52 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Urban Outfitters
Apparel & Accessories

51 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
ASOS
Apparel & Accessories

88 page designs: desktop, mobile, app

mediocre
Ann Taylor
Apparel & Accessories

45 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Nike
Apparel & Accessories

98 page designs: desktop, mobile, app

mediocre
H&M
Apparel & Accessories

88 page designs: desktop, mobile, app

mediocre
GAP
Apparel & Accessories

76 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
Victoria’s Secret
Apparel & Accessories

56 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
American Eagle
Apparel & Accessories

45 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Anine Bing
Apparel & Accessories

40 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Debenhams
Apparel & Accessories

59 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Gilt
Apparel & Accessories

50 page designs: desktop, mobile

Apparel & Accessories Research

At Baymard Institute we have a whole research topic devoted to online shopping UX and usability, specifically for online Apparel & Accessories sites.

View Apparel & Accessories Research Topic


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