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Why false declines and shipping friction are killing your checkout conversion

Why false declines and shipping friction are killing your checkout conversion

by Ramon Helwegen | Nov 16, 2021 | Conversion

False declines and shipping friction: the two checkout killers merchants underestimateCart abandonment is one of the most studied problems in ecommerce, yet many merchants are still tackling only the visible part of the problem. Shipping cost is the obvious culprit:...
What shoppers actually want at checkout to stay loyal

What shoppers actually want at checkout to stay loyal

by Ramon Helwegen | Nov 15, 2021 | Conversion

What shoppers actually want at checkout to stay loyalData from a large-scale simulation of 510 merchants and a survey of over 2,000 US consumers puts hard numbers behind what checkout optimisers have long suspected: convenience features and payment method choice are...
Checkout friction is rising, and merchants are not keeping up

Checkout friction is rising, and merchants are not keeping up

by Ramon Helwegen | Oct 25, 2021 | Conversion

Rising checkout friction is a warning sign merchants cannot afford to ignoreA large-scale benchmarking study of over 500 U.S. merchants reveals something uncomfortable: checkout friction has increased, not decreased, over the course of 2021. The PYMNTS Checkout...
Missing checkout features are costing merchants customers

Missing checkout features are costing merchants customers

by Ramon Helwegen | Oct 20, 2021 | Conversion

Checkout feature gaps are a direct conversion threat, not an edge caseNew research from PYMNTS puts a hard number on a problem most merchants already sense but rarely quantify: 60% of consumers will switch to a competing merchant if they cannot pay with their...
Payment choice at checkout is now a loyalty lever

Payment choice at checkout is now a loyalty lever

by Ramon Helwegen | Oct 12, 2021 | Client experience

Payment choice at checkout is now a loyalty leverMerchants who treat payment method selection as a back-office afterthought are handing customers a reason to leave. Research from PYMNTS, based on a simulation across 510 leading merchants and a consumer panel of more...
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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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