Online Commerce Trends
900 retailers surveyed discuss their site search practices
We surveyed 900 online retailers to learn how they’re utilizing search to increase conversion and maximize revenue.
900 retailers agreed, the right search investment can drive those results:
Delight your shoppers
Raise your conversion rate
Reduce cart abandonment
Keep customers coming back
French retailer Lacoste doubled their conversion by adding search relevance and personalization.
2x
CONVERSION
Top performers doubled conversion rates
Average: 6%
Here’s a snapshot from our report showing how retailers’ conversion improved with great search.
Only 1 in 5 told us they personalize search and recommendation functions by user.
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Retailers who upgraded their search and user experience are now able to:
Help shoppers more quickly find what they want
Better respond to their ultra-competitive sector
Provide an easy, dynamic shopping experience
Predict and surface offers relevant to customers
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This is the revenue UK retailer Gymshark generated thanks to personalized search experience.
+500M
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conversion rate
% of
conversions
<1%
1%-2%
3%-4%
5%-6%
7%-9%
10%+
5%
11%
21%
29%
25%
10%
Average 6%
<1%
1%-2%
3%-4%
5%-6%
7%-9%
10%+
14%
29%
29%
21%
6%
1%
Average: 3%
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Average 3%
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62%
55%
47%
41%
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51% agree that better search helps:
44% agree that better search helps:
39% agree that better search helps:
35% agree that better search helps:
51%
44%
39%
35%
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French retailer Lacoste doubled their conversion by adding search relevance and personalization.
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