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Cart abandonmentWhat it means for you.
When a shopper adds items to a cart but leaves without completing the purchase.
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Definition
What it means
Most online carts are never completed. Common reasons include unexpected shipping costs, forced account creation, slow pages and a lack of trust.
Clear costs early and a simple checkout address the main causes.
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Checkout audit: 12 leaksTwelve places a sale leaks, in cost order, with a test and a fix for each one.When to redesign your siteHow to tell a real redesign need from vanity, and how to do it without losing rankings.Fast for real visitorsRead real visits, then fix images, scripts, layout shifts and the slow start.
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What is Cart abandonment?
When a shopper adds items to a cart but leaves without completing the purchase.
Where does it sit in Growth Score?
It belongs to the Activation pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.
What should I read next?
Start with Checkout optimization and Friction, then browse the other terms in Activation.
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How does your site score?
Growth Score reads your site and scores its Activation pillar against sites like yours.
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