Friday

TRUST: Security and Fraud Prevention

Supreme takes one measure to prevent fraud that can be considered an
inconvenience, but is solely done for the protection of their online
consumer: 
When placing an order, the BILLING and SHIPPING address must BE THE SAME.

This way, no one can purchase from Supreme using a card that does
not belong to them and expect to receive merchandise. Although this
is very strict, it is a sure way to prevent identity theft with online orders. 



 

The Six Characteristics of E-Commerce Websites

Home Page

Addressability
none

Interactivity
none

Memory
none

Control
Shoppers are able to filter products by category only.
Exp: Jackets, Hats, Shirts, etc. 

Accessibility 
Supreme does provide information about the company's origin and culture 
under their 'about' section. 

Digitalization 
Great product images but only display flats. 
Great HD Videos that embody the company culture. 

Analysis
Supreme does not include Addressability, Interactivity, or Memory characteristics into their website. This is a conscious choice that will be discussed more under the value proposition portion of this blog. Since they do not carrylarge quantity of products, their current control aspects work perfectly fine. The image quality is wonderful, but I do believe they could show the back of an item when hovering over the image. When you click 'shop'from their homepage, you are just shown a preview portion of productinstead of an entire image. It is only when you click 'view all' that you 
see a full image. I do believe they have done this for stylistic reasons, but the preview view is not a practical way for people to shop. As a frequent online shopper, I enjoy when websites have addressability and memory, but I do not believe that these factors are important to the Supreme customer.

Web Store Images
Initial 'Shop' Page

'View All' Shop Page