{"id":159338,"date":"2018-08-21T12:35:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T16:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/?p=159338"},"modified":"2022-06-12T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T12:25:49","slug":"persistent-shopping-carts-drive-conversions-recover-abandons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/persistent-shopping-carts-drive-conversions-recover-abandons","title":{"rendered":"Persistent Shopping Carts Drive Conversions, Recover Abandons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 70 percent of online retail shopping carts are abandoned. That\u2019s a staggering potential loss of sales.<\/p>\n<p>While the most common reasons for leaving carts are hidden surprises \u2014 such as shipping costs, strict return policies,\u00a0and pricing \u2014 some people use carts as wish lists and calculators. That\u2019s good to know because the idea that people don\u2019t buy due to company policies and costs can be discouraging. Here\u2019s another bit of encouragement: Some people simply need to be reminded they left something behind.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons one might abandon a cart, and it\u2019s difficult to know exactly how many shoppers left for each reason. Distractions such as phone calls also play a role. Thus it\u2019s important to take steps to help shoppers get back on track.<\/p>\n<p>A persistent shopping cart keeps track of the items the shopper has left in the cart and saves that data for a length of time. Amazon, for example, saves shopping carts for logged-in customers seemingly forever unless the items become\u00a0unavailable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_159339\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159339\" class=\"wp-image-159339 size-full\" title=\"Amazon's Cart Icon - Persistent Shopping Cart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon's Cart Icon - Persistent Shopping Cart\" width=\"1000\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon-570x363.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-persistent-cart-amazon-500x318.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-159339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A logged in customer can leave Amazon&#8217;s site for weeks, and return with the same items in the cart.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Persistent shopping carts do not replace cart abandonment emails. Without persistent carts, though, you\u2019re limiting recoveries to those who open and click on the emails you send. Your best bet is to use both methods.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>The best features of a persistent shopping cart include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Item count along with the cart icon.<\/strong> This should be part of the site\u2019s navigation \u2014 it\u2019s always apparent. It reminds returning shoppers they left something behind. This can also help close more same-session sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full product name, image,\u00a0and current price.<\/strong> If a price changes from the time the item was added, the cart needs to reflect what the shopper will pay if he buys the item today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reminder of any special discounts or offers relative to the items in the cart.<\/strong> This is very useful when shoppers click from abandonment recovery emails that include a coupon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other existing cart features<\/strong>, such as updating quantity, saving to wish lists, and removing items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Encouragement to check out now.<\/strong> Simplify everything. Even if you don\u2019t offer abandonment discounts, eliminating distractions is key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Promotional text that helps close the sale.<\/strong> If you offer free shipping and a generous return policy, be sure to mention right on the cart page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How Long to Keep Data<\/h3>\n<p>Ideally, a persistent cart would run indefinitely, but that\u2019s not always possible when relying solely on shopping sessions of <em>all<\/em> shoppers \u2014 logged in or not. This can take up quite a bit of space and cause speed issues, which is why many hosted shopping carts restrict the amount of time a shopping session itself can remain active.<\/p>\n<p>Thus persistent carts work best in conjunction with customer accounts. Using the feature with accounts also allows shoppers to see their carts on any device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_159340\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159340\" class=\"wp-image-159340 size-full\" title=\"Persistent carts should work on both desktop and mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app.jpg\" alt=\"Persistent carts should work on both desktop and mobile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app-570x624.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app-150x164.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-amazon-desktop-app-457x500.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-159340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon customers are reminded of cart items via the browser or mobile app.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>How to Analyze<\/h3>\n<p>Determining the site&#8217;s cart abandonment rate is simple. First, calculate the completion rate by dividing the total number of completed orders by the total number of shopping carts created for a given time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Total Completed Orders \/ Total Carts = Completion Rate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example, if 500 carts were created and 30 orders were completed, the completion rate is 6 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>30 \/ 500 = .06<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This means 6 percent of the carts resulted in orders and 94 percent of the carts were left behind.<\/p>\n<p>If your store allows shoppers to go directly to checkout without viewing the shopping cart page, though, track conversions from the cart page to the checkout. Otherwise, you won&#8217;t know how much the shopping cart page helps or hurts conversions.<\/p>\n<p>Using a funnel in Google Analytics to calculate the completion rate is easy.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <em>Admin &gt; View &gt; Goals &gt; New Goal<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Name the goal and set the type to Destination.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the relative URL to the store&#8217;s order completed page.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on &#8220;Funnel.&#8221; For step one enter the name and relative URL to the shopping cart page. For step two enter the name and relative URL to the invoice\/order completed page.<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Verify this Goal&#8221; link. It should return a conversion rate based on the past week. If it doesn&#8217;t, retrace your steps.<\/li>\n<li>Click Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_159343\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159343\" class=\"wp-image-159343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase.jpg\" alt=\"Creating a funnel to determine the cart to purchase rate.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase-570x525.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pec-goals-funnels-cart-to-purchase-500x461.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-159343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set up a funnel in Google Analytics to calculate the completion rate.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To see the cart-to-purchase rate any time, click on <em>Conversions &gt; Goals &gt; Funnel Visualization<\/em> and select the goal. Take the completion rate (also known as &#8220;cart conversion rate&#8221;) and subtract it from 100 percent to determine the abandonment rate.<\/p>\n<p>As always, analyze often to see what&#8217;s working and what isn&#8217;t. Done right, a persistent cart should play a key role in increasing overall conversions. Don&#8217;t forget to also track referrals from abandonment emails for an even better picture of conversion rates based on shopping sessions and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 70 percent of online retail shopping carts are abandoned. That\u2019s a staggering potential loss of sales. 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