W3C compliant e-commerce sites?
December 4 2007I have been searching all over the web and so far I haven't found a single e-commerce website that is fully W3C compliant. Using these very simple rules I started evaluating and adding websites using Firebug and Alexa:
- Website must have a shopping cart (splash screens were skipped to get to a shopping page when necessary)
- Website must have an alexa ranking
I want to say that I'm shocked by this ... but I'm really not which is the bad part. Not a single compliant e-commerce website? Come On!
| e-commerce domain | errors | warnings | total page load (KB) | file requests | alexa ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cdbaby.com | 1 | 0 | 58 | 15 | 7601 |
| hollisterco.com | 7 | 0 | 590 | 21 | 4724 |
| chicos.com | 9 | 0 | 127 | 51 | 73147 |
| whitehouseblackmarket.com | 12 | 0 | 114 | 44 | 61072 |
| burton.com | 13 | 0 | 2785 | 55 | 16639 |
| soma.com | 15 | 1 | 257 | 45 | 217450 |
| backcountry.com | 23 | 4 | 420 | 77 | 9904 |
| store.nike.com | 28 | 0 | 5704 | 66 | 1127 |
| bananarepublic.com | 28 | 4 | 1362 | 76 | 5055 |
| gandermountain.com | 31 | 2 | 692 | 36 | 157615 |
| gaiam.com | 32 | 10 | 404 | 77 | 21516 |
| surlatable.com | 33 | 9 | 237 | 64 | 58885 |
| store.palm.com | 35 | 5 | 239 | 46 | 4341 |
| lulu.com | 37 | 8 | 414 | 79 | 4435 |
| nordstrom.com | 51 | 1 | 172 | 55 | 1686 |
| gap.com | 52 | 7 | 926 | 130 | 2418 |
| hottopic.com | 53 | 2 | 719 | 94 | 5159 |
| greenmountaincoffee.com | 53 | 4 | 313 | 35 | 117925 |
| store.reebok.com | 56 | 6 | 378 | 59 | 40683 |
| sharperimage.com | 60 | 1 | 558 | 56 | 18814 |
| walmart.com | 64 | 6 | 399 | 60 | 412 |
| victoriassecret.com | 65 | 4 | 327 | 36 | 950 |
| tshirthell.com | 65 | 0 | 3062 | 168 | 15377 |
| bathandbodyworks.com | 68 | 10 | 758 | 76 | 13065 |
| abebooks.com | 68 | 7 | 149 | 54 | 7202 |
| chiasso.com | 74 | 1 | 454 | 57 | 114821 |
| abercrombie.com | 89 | 5 | 290 | 56 | 2840 |
| thinkgeek.com | 89 | 15 | 664 | 90 | 3044 |
| cafepress.com | 89 | 4 | 528 | 85 | 983 |
| macys.com | 94 | 7 | 266 | 44 | 1026 |
| kmart.com | 96 | 14 | 346 | 48 | 5107 |
| officemax.com | 102 | 7 | 1280 | 85 | 5778 |
| kohls.com | 111 | 4 | 449 | 50 | 2465 |
| iqvc.com | 114 | 6 | 666 | 95 | 658316 |
| circuitcity.com | 115 | 7 | 397 | 56 | 536 |
| buildabear.com | 115 | 2 | 868 | 71 | 12203 |
| williams-sonoma.com | 119 | 7 | 220 | 121 | 17358 |
| sears.com | 122 | 13 | 339 | 52 | 1648 |
| llbean.com | 130 | 17 | 502 | 58 | 7860 |
| kbtoys.com | 131 | 4 | 278 | 55 | 17184 |
| talbots.com | 132 | 26 | 168 | 36 | 28614 |
| sonystyle.com | 135 | 9 | 1331 | 41 | 2395 |
| zappos.com | 138 | 1 | 187 | 57 | 1511 |
| polo.com | 140 | 3 | 264 | 116 | 6623 |
| lehmans.com | 142 | 20 | 211 | 51 | 223988 |
| cooking.com | 146 | 2 | 204 | 42 | 19349 |
| costco.com | 148 | 9 | 421 | 52 | 1329 |
| nflshop.com | 150 | 8 | 409 | 71 | 14269 |
| bluefly.com | 154 | 10 | 350 | 110 | 6444 |
| ice.com | 156 | 16 | 814 | 77 | 27156 |
| drsfostersmith.com | 156 | 12 | 378 | 52 | 27457 |
| restorationhardware.com | 164 | 9 | 784 | 157 | 32140 |
| microcenter.com | 174 | 13 | 280 | 47 | 15228 |
| overstock.com | 180 | 15 | 147 | 78 | 1087 |
| simplyaudiobooks.com | 181 | 7 | 348 | 76 | 50029 |
| stores.ebay.com | 77 | 2 | 159 | 32 | 20 |
| cartoonnetworkshop.com | 76 | 0 | 244 | 41 | 43136 |
| ikea.com | 44 | 5 | 480 | 75 | 440 |
| cduniverse.com | 310 | 26 | 137 | 53 | 620 |
| allposters.com | 177 | 3 | 399 | 58 | 943 |
| musiciansfriend.com | 82 | 6 | 433 | 49 | 2102 |
| art.com | 52 | 13 | 148 | 29 | 2565 |
| oldnavy.com | 58 | 5 | 305 | 41 | 2270 |
| frys.com | 195 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 2493 |
| officedepot.com | 2 | 0 | 418 | 51 | 2570 |
| emergencyessentials.com | 199 | 21 | 149 | 56 | 292900 |
| neimanmarcus.com | 158 | 10 | 179 | 50 | 2482 |
| walgreens.com | 22 | 1 | 283 | 62 | 3133 |
| longaberger.com | 205 | 6 | 86 | 20 | 148140 |
| petco.com | 207 | 6 | 229 | 43 | 16573 |
| ae.com | 211 | 8 | 832 | 78 | 2420 |
| famousfootwear.com | 213 | 1 | 289 | 60 | 30658 |
| crutchfield.com | 226 | 10 | 300 | 49 | 7195 |
| mactools.com | 230 | 7 | 465 | 97 | 396573 |
| doversaddlery.com | 237 | 14 | 425 | 46 | 184141 |
| deepdiscount.com | 243 | 9 | 701 | 108 | 14883 |
| yesasia.com | 243 | 12 | 210 | 63 | 1443 |
| zazzle.com | 247 | 40 | 480 | 62 | 3152 |
| spiegel.com | 250 | 34 | 312 | 72 | 27489 |
| lowes.com | 258 | 20 | 230 | 88 | 2207 |
| toysrus.com | 259 | 18 | 604 | 130 | 1312 |
| barnesandnoble.com | 266 | 6 | 985 | 139 | 2003 |
| bluenile.com | 270 | 6 | 161 | 83 | 16153 |
| bestbuy.com | 278 | 30 | 884 | 108 | 381 |
| dickssportinggoods.com | 281 | 12 | 1198 | 78 | 9183 |
| bodybuilding.com | 316 | 2 | 205 | 48 | 1384 |
| mytscstore.com | 328 | 49 | 256 | 64 | 89930 |
| bose.com | 328 | 94 | 90 | 26 | 16644 |
| jcpenney.com | 329 | 22 | 403 | 57 | 1301 |
| dell.com | 340 | 17 | 464 | 25 | 170 |
| tigerdirect.com | 343 | 6 | 500 | 95 | 1000 |
| jr.com | 349 | 14 | 670 | 71 | 7010 |
| omahasteaks.com | 361 | 13 | 313 | 117 | 39657 |
| gamestop.com | 391 | 4 | 249 | 103 | 1023 |
| 1-800-flowers.com | 394 | 7 | 357 | 51 | 14548 |
| smartbargains.com | 436 | 24 | 606 | 133 | 10149 |
| jcwhitney.com | 440 | 14 | 816 | 185 | 18115 |
| newegg.com | 455 | 15 | 884 | 127 | 557 |
| meijer.com | 498 | 6 | 611 | 90 | 28444 |
| nyandcompany.com | 524 | 3 | 184 | 49 | 30623 |
| freshdirect.com | 538 | 1 | 128 | 47 | 23870 |
| buy.com | 584 | 76 | 2028 | 132 | 1188 |
| sportsmansguide.com | 603 | 15 | 419 | 56 | 26803 |
| petsmart.com | 621 | 14 | 379 | 136 | 13840 |
| staples.com | 698 | 24 | 359 | 52 | 2027 |
| moosejaw.com | 725 | 10 | 486 | 49 | 38589 |
| bassproshops.com | 746 | 36 | 245 | 53 | 6095657 |
| brookstone.com | 767 | 13 | 1044 | 70 | 28726 |
| target.com | 791 | 22 | 525 | 148 | 454 |
| lumberliquidators.com | 841 | 21 | 485 | 56 | 63580 |
| homedepot.com | 1072 | 23 | 8765 | 912 | 1994 |
| store.apple.com | 1132 | 9 | 791 | 111 | 86 |
| amazon.com | 2340 | 35 | 649 | 179 | 33 |
| endless.com | 486 | 23 | 235 | 39 | 20497 |
| lala.com | 29 | 2 | 469 | 23 | 30510 |
Somebody please prove me wrong, send me some e-commerce websites that actually ARE W3C compliant.