Wellmax: E-commerce Marketplace Redesign

Simplifying product discovery, cart, and checkout.

Duration

2020 – 2021

Role

UX/UI designer

Team

The team consisted of 60 people, including
3 designers: 1 design lead, myself as a UX/UI designer, and a graphic designer.

Overview

Wellmax is a large marketplace serving both shoppers and small businesses. As the platform grew, product discovery, cart review, and checkout became increasingly difficult to navigate.

Challenge

Complex shopping flows contributed to user drop-off at high-intent moments.

My role

I worked across journey mapping, interaction design, prototyping, UI, and developer handoff.

Solution

I simplified the catalogue, cart, and checkout through clearer hierarchy and fewer steps to payment.

Outcome

A clearer purchase journey that reduced friction and supported higher conversion.

Problem & Research

Product Discovery

Weak hierarchy and filtering made products difficult to scan and compare.

Cart Clarity

Prices, discounts, seller details, and item controls competed for attention.

Checkout Friction

A long multi-step flow, required sign-up, and limited payment options increased abandonment.

Research Approach

I audited the existing journey, mapped critical steps, and iterated on low-fidelity prototypes with the team.

Design Priorities

• Improve product comparison
• Make pricing transparent
• Shorten the path to payment
• Keep progress and errors visible

Core Solutions

01 Improving Product Discovery

Problem

Shoppers needed to compare a large number of products without losing context.

Solution

I clarified filters, product information, pricing, and calls to action across catalogue and item pages.

Key decisions

Clear filter hierarchy

Comparable product cards

Visible prices and discounts

Consistent Add to Cart action

Before
After

Product Page Redesign

Clearer hierarchy for product details, pricing, rewards, and purchase actions.

Before
After

02 Making the Cart Easier to Review

Problem

Cart details lacked a clear hierarchy.

Solution

I separated item controls from the order summary.

Key decisions

Items grouped by seller

Visible final price

Editable quantities

Persistent order summary

A clearer hierarchy helps shoppers review products, discounts, and the final total before checkout.

Before
After

03 Reducing Checkout Friction

Problem

Too many checkout steps increased drop-off.

Solution

I combined checkout into a clearer single-page flow.

Key decisions

Guest checkout

Fewer form fields

Persistent order summary

Clear error and payment states

Validation & Collaboration

I iterated on low-fidelity prototypes, focusing on form behaviour, error messaging, order-summary visibility, and payment confidence.

Audit

Reviewed the existing catalogue, cart, sign-up, and checkout journeys.

Prototype

Explored shorter flows and clearer information hierarchy.

Validate

Tested form states, errors, and order-summary visibility.

Collaborate

Worked with the design lead, graphic designer, and wider product team during implementation.

Results & Reflection

−15% Cart Abandonment

+10% Conversion Rate

25% Faster Checkout

Source: product analytics and post-launch user surveys.

Reflection

The main challenge was simplifying a high-volume marketplace without hiding information shoppers needed to trust the purchase. The project reinforced that clearer hierarchy, transparent pricing, and fewer decisions at critical moments can directly improve conversion.

Next Step

Next, I would analyse funnel performance by device and payment method, then test checkout variants for returning and guest users.

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