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Kruidvat’s headless rebuild keeps conversion at the core

Kruidvat’s headless rebuild keeps conversion at the core

by Ramon Helwegen | Jul 10, 2026 | Conversion

Kruidvat’s redesign shows how to modernise without sacrificing conversionWhen one of the Benelux’s largest drugstore chains rebuilds its webshop from scratch, other merchants should pay close attention. Kruidvat has launched a fundamentally new site built...
Measure your checkout as a growth loop, not a failure report

Measure your checkout as a growth loop, not a failure report

by Ramon Helwegen | May 26, 2026 | Conversion

Why abandonment rates alone are a dangerously incomplete checkout metricMost checkout dashboards are built around loss. Abandonment rate, failed transactions, drop-off by step. These are valid signals, but they only capture the sessions that visibly broke. The far...
Stop asking for account creation before the confirmation page

Stop asking for account creation before the confirmation page

by Ramon Helwegen | Mar 25, 2025 | Online checkout

Sequencing is the silent conversion killer hiding in your post-checkout flowMost merchants pour their optimisation energy into the steps before the order button and then treat everything after it as administrative tidying. That is a costly blind spot. The confirmation...
Why guest checkout friction kills your holiday conversion

Why guest checkout friction kills your holiday conversion

by Ramon Helwegen | Aug 15, 2024 | Online checkout

Guest checkout is your highest-risk conversion moment, not an afterthoughtCart abandonment rates above 70% are not a mystery. For most merchants, the guest checkout flow is where the damage happens, and the holiday season amplifies every weakness in that flow....
White-label installment plans: the checkout conversion case merchants are missing

White-label installment plans: the checkout conversion case merchants are missing

by Ramon Helwegen | Apr 29, 2024 | Online checkout

Embedded installments at checkout: the conversion lever most merchants underestimateBuy now, pay later has matured enough that blanket BNPL is no longer a differentiator. The sharper opportunity now sits in white-label, bank-issued installment plans embedded directly...
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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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