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Five practical ways to cut friction from your checkout flow

Five practical ways to cut friction from your checkout flow

by Ramon Helwegen | May 13, 2022 | Online checkout

Frictionless checkout is not a feature, it is a survival strategyCart abandonment sits at nearly 70% across e-commerce. That single statistic should inform every decision a merchant makes about their checkout flow. The premise of this piece is straightforward: every...

Nearly half of shoppers still drop off after reaching checkout

by Ramon Helwegen | Jan 13, 2022 | Conversion

Checkout abandonment is the conversion leak most merchants are ignoringCart abandonment gets all the attention, but a new benchmark from Bold Commerce reveals the problem does not stop once a shopper clicks through to checkout. Almost half of all shoppers who initiate...
Half of shoppers still abandon after reaching checkout

Half of shoppers still abandon after reaching checkout

by Ramon Helwegen | Dec 30, 2021 | Conversion

Checkout abandonment is the conversion leak most merchants ignoreCart abandonment gets all the attention, but the data presented here points to a more uncomfortable truth: nearly half of shoppers who actually reach the checkout never complete their purchase. On...
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