Shopify Metric
E-commerce
Cart Conversion Rate = (Completed Orders / Sessions with Add-to-Cart) × 100
Cart conversion rate is the percentage of visitors who add items to their cart and subsequently complete a purchase. It isolates the effectiveness of the post-browse, pre-checkout stage of the buying journey.
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Cart conversion rate is the percentage of visitors who add items to their cart and subsequently complete a purchase. It isolates the effectiveness of the post-browse, pre-checkout stage of the buying journey.
How to calculate cart conversion rate
Why cart conversion rate matters for Shopify users
Visitors who add items to their cart have demonstrated strong purchase intent. A low cart conversion rate indicates friction between product interest and purchase completion, representing recoverable revenue.
Shopify merchants can segment cart conversion by device type, product category, and traffic source to identify where the most valuable drop-off occurs and prioritise targeted interventions.
Understand and act on cart conversion rate with KPI Tree
Sync Shopify analytics and order data to your warehouse and compute cart conversion in KPI Tree. Place it in a conversion funnel tree between add-to-cart rate and checkout conversion rate.
Assign growth or CRO ownership and set alerts when cart conversion drops, prompting investigation into pricing, shipping, or UX friction.
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Cart Abandonment Rate
E-commerceMetric Definition
Cart Abandonment Rate = ((Carts Created - Completed Orders) / Carts Created) × 100
Cart abandonment rate is the percentage of shopping carts created that are not converted into completed orders. It measures friction and hesitation between add-to-cart and purchase completion.
Checkout Conversion Rate
E-commerceMetric Definition
Checkout Conversion Rate = (Completed Orders / Checkout Starts) × 100
Checkout conversion rate is the percentage of visitors who begin the checkout process and successfully complete a purchase. It isolates conversion performance at the critical final stage of the buying journey.
Store Conversion Rate
E-commerceMetric Definition
Store Conversion Rate = (Purchasing Visitors / Total Unique Visitors) × 100
Store conversion rate is the percentage of unique visitors who complete at least one purchase. It is the broadest measure of how effectively your store converts browsing traffic into paying customers.
Average Order Value
E-commerceMetric Definition
AOV = Total Revenue / Number of Orders
Average order value (AOV) is the mean monetary value of each completed order. It captures the combined effect of pricing, bundling, upselling, and promotional strategies on basket size.
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Average Order ValueCart Abandonment RateCheckout Conversion RateCustomer Acquisition CostCustomer Lifetime ValueCustomer Repeat RateDiscount Usage AnalysisFulfilment SpeedGross Merchandise VolumeInventory TurnoverMarketing Channel AttributionNew vs Returning CustomersOrder FrequencyOrders Per CustomerProduct Performance AnalysisProduct Return RateProfit Margin by ProductRevenue by ChannelRevenue by GeographyRevenue Per VisitorSessions to Purchase RatioShipping Cost AnalysisStore Conversion RateTop Selling Products AnalysisTraffic Source PerformanceAbandoned Cart Recovery RateAverage Product RatingCheckout Abandonment RateCollection Performance AnalysisCustomer Cohort AnalysisCustomer Segmentation AnalysisPayment Method DistributionRevenue Growth RateSeasonal Trend AnalysisEmpower your team to understand and act on Shopify data
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