Service Design for Retail & eCommerce Companies

Fix the Gaps in Your Customer Journey—Before They Cost You the Sale

In eCommerce and retail, your customer experience is the product. If the journey from homepage to checkout isn’t smooth, clear, and satisfying, you’re bleeding revenue. Bend’s service design approach helps you understand what your customers actually need—then we build systems that deliver. From product discovery to fulfillment and support, we design for loyalty, conversion, and real growth.

1. Map the Full Customer Journey

We don’t just look at your website—we step into your customers’ shoes. Using research, data, and user behavior, we map every step of the buyer journey to find friction, confusion, or missed opportunities.

  • Understand how people navigate your store

  • Identify where customers drop off—and why

  • Uncover hidden pain points across the full experience

Once we see the full picture, we start redesigning the path forward.

2. Improve On-Site Experience and Functionality

Every click should lead somewhere smart. We rethink your store layout, navigation, and product pages so that users can find what they need—and buy it—without hesitation.

  • Redesign menu structure and product discovery tools

  • Streamline category filters, cart flow, and mobile UX

  • Clarify messaging and reduce decision fatigue

We’re not here to make your store prettier—we’re here to make it perform.

3. Design Systems That Drive Repeat Business

Getting the sale is one thing. Keeping the customer is another. We focus on post-purchase experience, support access, and loyalty mechanisms that turn one-time buyers into repeat customers.

  • Design email flows that support and upsell

  • Build returns and support experiences that build trust

  • Create branded loyalty programs that actually deliver value

The goal is retention that feels seamless—not tacked on.

4. Align Internal Teams Around Better Service

Good service design isn’t just for your customers—it’s for your team, too. We help align your marketing, product, and support teams so the entire experience feels cohesive and intentional.

  • Document and share customer journey frameworks

  • Identify disconnects between marketing and operations

  • Set up internal processes that support better external service

The smoother your internal flow, the better your customers’ experience.

5. Prototype, Test, and Launch—Fast

We move from idea to execution quickly. Using prototyping tools and testing frameworks, we validate changes before full rollout—so you’re not guessing with live traffic.

  • Wireframes and mockups for approval

  • A/B testing and user feedback collection

  • Launch strategies that minimize risk and maximize impact

You don’t have to blow up your store to make it better—you just need a smarter system.