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A checkout that works first time beats a fast one: lessons from SSENSE and Wayfair

A checkout that works first time beats a fast one: lessons from SSENSE and Wayfair

by Ramon Helwegen | Jan 19, 2024 | Online checkout

A checkout that works on the first attempt is worth more than a fast one Every checkout depends on parts that can fail on their own: an address lookup, a delivery calculation, a fraud check, a single payment method, a payment page loaded from another domain. Most...
Holiday checkout: a mistyped card number should not cost the order

Holiday checkout: a mistyped card number should not cost the order

by Ramon Helwegen | Nov 10, 2023 | Online checkout

A mistyped card number costs more orders than the typing itself, and a holiday peak raises that cost In November 2023, a few weeks before the holiday season, Retail Customer Experience published a piece by Matt Miller, vice president of product at Paze, a digital...
Ninety seconds: what the Shopify and BCG study says about checkout time

Ninety seconds: what the Shopify and BCG study says about checkout time

by Ramon Helwegen | Aug 28, 2023 | Conversion

The most useful figure in the Shopify and BCG study is a time, not an uplift In August 2023 Retail Dive ran a sponsored article from Shopify on what makes a checkout convert. It rests on a study Shopify carried out with Boston Consulting Group, published by BCG in...
A tailored checkout is only better if revenue per started checkout goes up

A tailored checkout is only better if revenue per started checkout goes up

by Ramon Helwegen | Jul 25, 2023 | Conversion

A checkout that differs per shopper is only better if revenue per started checkout goes up Most checkout work is judged on one number: the share of shoppers who start the checkout and complete the order. That works as long as everyone gets the same checkout. Once the...
One-click checkout made adopters order more often, Cornell study finds

One-click checkout made adopters order more often, Cornell study finds

by Ramon Helwegen | Feb 28, 2023 | Conversion

A shorter repeat checkout shows its value in how often customers come back, not in this week’s conversion rate A faster checkout is usually judged on one number: the share of started checkouts that end in an order. For a returning customer that number says...
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Independent commentary on what moves conversion at the checkout. Editorial direction by Ramon Helwegen, payments specialist and founder of EcomStream. Editorially independent. No ads. No sponsored content.

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