Ecommerce Articles & Videos

  • AI Summaries of Reviews

    AI-generated review summaries extract qualitative key themes from customer feedback, helping shoppers quickly assess what purchasers think about the product.

  • Clean the Sludge from Decision-Making Workflows

    Help users make choices they’ll be satisfied with to boost satisfaction and retention by simplifying decision-making workflows.

  • Comparison Tables for Products, Services, and Features

    Use this versatile GUI tool to support users when they need to make a decision that involves considering multiple attributes of a small number of items.

  • How to Create a Successful Livestream-Ecommerce Experience

    Livestreams that clarify key product features can be great add-ons for ecommerce. Determine the right platform and vibe, keep users engaged with rewards, and minimize the effort of checking out or reaching for support.

  • Livestream Ecommerce Supports Both Goal-Oriented and Impulsive Shoppers

    On ecommerce apps, livestream helps answer user questions in real time. On social-networking apps, it encourages shopping as a new way of entertainment.

  • Transactional Notifications: Their Characteristics and When to Use Them

    Though they share similarities, notifications differ from emails because users expect them to be more concise, timelier, and only for urgent content. Choose to send SMS or push notifications strategically, depending on the context.

  • Translate User-Generated Content for Global Audiences

    In products where user-generated content plays a crucial role, automatically translate it or provide a Translate All button to benefit global visitors.

  • Models Matter: A Case for Using Diverse Models on Ecommerce Websites

    Not only do shoppers appreciate model diversity, but they also feel more confident in their purchasing decisions when they see many different people wearing a product.

  • Enriched Site-Search Suggestions: Rarely Used

    Enriched search suggestions are expanded content recommendations related to a user’s search query on a website. While they can be useful, they are rarely utilized due to a range of implementation issues.

  • Applying Luxury Principles to Ecommerce Design

    Luxury brands should use their digital channels to support and enhance their high-quality customer experiences. This requires providing product details that spark interest, balancing visual design with other priorities, and avoiding interruptions that risk cheapening the brand.

  • Luxury Shopping User Groups and Journeys

    There are four primary categories of luxury shoppers: window shoppers, personal stylists, occasional splurgers, and big spenders. Luxury brands often fail their customers during the “consider” phase of their journey.

  • Why So Many Luxury Brands Are Terrible at Ecommerce

    Until recently, a lack of digital prioritization and desire to control access have led to sub-par luxury ecommerce experiences. Many luxury brands are struggling to improve.

  • Design Guidelines for Selling Products with Multiple Variants

    Different products should have different listings; product variations should be displayed under a single listing.

  • Size Guides and Product Measurements for International Shoppers

    When they shop for apparel items on global sites, users are concerned about sizing. Ease their concerns by providing corresponding local sizes, comprehensive size charts, and supplemental measurements.

  • 6 Tips for Improving Language Switchers on Ecommerce Sites

    The language-switching feature on ecommerce sites should be placed in the top corners on desktop sites and above the fold on mobile, with enough details and flexibility to satisfy user needs.

  • The State of Ecommerce UX: COVID-19 and Direct-to-Consumer Retail Raise the Bar

    User research for the 5th edition of our report series on ecommerce user experience report indicates that “good” isn’t good enough when it comes to online shopping.

  • Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages

    Infinite loading and Show More buttons can provide smooth interaction when loading products.

  • 6 Tips for Product Photos on Listing Pages

    Design helpful product-listing pages on ecommerce sites by displaying images that are large, consistent, specific, dynamic, and inclusive.

  • Traditional and Hybrid Category Pages

    Use ecommerce category pages for complex products or subcategory navigation. For other situations, consider a hybrid category page approach.

  • Online Shoppers Take Note of Socially Conscious Retailers

    Ecommerce brands that demonstrate their efforts toward social causes stand out to customers who hold similar values.