How does e-commerce search work? (with abstract)

Article published by [[Other sources |Tech target]] and reviewed by Nikolay Sidelnikov
How does e-commerce search work? (with abstract)
Published By[[Tech target]]
Publish DateOct 13, 2022
AuthorsLaurence Hart
Topics Search
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Summary AuthorNikolay Sidelnikov


Abstract

In this short, simple, and well structured article the author explains how search quality impacts the business outcome of the ecommerce website and what key challenges may reduce those benefits.The article would be interesting for employees who need to grow discoverability management expertise from scratch.

The article explains why search is so important in digital commerce and describes what search may bring:

  • CX improvement
  • Boost sales
  • Collect purchase intent data
  • Track market trends

The following four search challenges are also explained:

  • Inaccurate results
  • No results
  • Slow results
  • Too many results