Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Over the years, I have watched and written about online retail and e-commerce IT performance. What I have seen is a maturing of the online retail channels when it comes to delivering customer experiences. This year we saw few, if any, major issues with online retailers. This is where many retailers have matured over the years.

Retail 221

Retail Social Media Performance Benchmarking 221

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

What are some good sites I can use for benchmarking? Page Speed Benchmarks is an interactive dashboard that lets you explore and compare web performance data for leading websites across several industries – from retail to media. Identify sites you can use for your own competitive benchmarking.

Benchmarking 135

Benchmarking Speed Performance Media 135

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We track LEGO.com, along with a handful of other leading ecommerce sites, in our public-facing Retail Benchmarks dashboard , which I encourage you to check out. Even though the hero image – which in and of itself is a fairly well optimized image – has downloaded at around the 2.9 Those are already big wins.

Performance 67

Performance Retail Benchmarking Ecommerce 67

Rigor

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Whether it be time, money, or technical know how, every day we talk to eCommerce and Retail teams who explain why they aren’t monitoring their site’s performance. Since our team is preparing for eTail West , there is no better time to address some of the common objections I’ve seen when talking to eCommerce and Retail teams about performance.

Ecommerce 40

Ecommerce Retail Performance Benchmarking 40

Speed Curve

MARCH 7, 2022

And if that already wasn’t enough, the number of images on a page has been linked to lower conversion rates on retail sites. These numbers should not be taken as a benchmark for your own site. You can see this by looking at the synthetic test result for Sears.com (again, available via our Industry Benchmarks ).

Mobile 145

Mobile Benchmarking Google Metrics 145

KeyCDN

AUGUST 29, 2019

Running speed tests with tools like Google PageSpeed Insights , WebPageTest , or KeyCDN’s Website Speed Test are always a good way to help gauge your website’s performance. Why Care About Page Speed? There are a multitude of reasons why you should care about page speed. A site which loads in 2.6

Google 103

Google Cache Speed Analytics 103

Speed Curve

JULY 3, 2023

For more than ten years, I've been writing about page bloat, its impact on site speed, and ultimately how it affects your users and your business. And if that already wasn’t enough, the number of images on a page has been linked to lower conversion rates on retail sites. More on that later.) How quickly do they show up?

Mobile 52

Mobile Google Metrics Retail 52