Articles :: Web Development :: There are no w3c compliant e-commerce sites

written by Toby Miller on December 4, 2007

December 4, 2007

I 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	369573
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

If you have others that you'd like to see added to the pool let me know.

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