Order history patterns
Order history is the place shoppers re-buy, re-track, and start returns. The right pattern depends on whether the typical buyer is a consumer who orders once a quarter, a DTC subscriber who repeats the same basket, or a B2B buyer running purchasing for a team.
Reverse-chronological list with re-order
Each order is a row with date, total, item thumbnails, status, and a sticky re-order CTA on the right. Tabbed by date range. The dominant pattern across marketplaces and large retailers.
> what's good
- +Status and tracking surface immediately, no hunting.
- +Re-order is one tap, drives strong repeat-purchase rates.
- +Tabs by date range help shoppers find old orders without infinite scroll.
> what's risky
- ·Long thumbnails strip is visually noisy when orders have many items.
- ·Status copy varies by carrier, easy to mix tones across rows.
- ·Returns and refunds are buried under secondary actions.
Card grid with prominent re-order
A buy-it-again strip across the top, then orders as paired cards with a coral re-order button. Optimised for consumables and brands where repeat purchase is the entire business model.
> what's good
- +Buy-it-again strip turns the page into a re-purchase tool, not just a record.
- +Cards leave room for short brand voice, status copy can carry tone.
- +Re-order CTA is unmissable, repeat-rate metrics improve.
> what's risky
- ·Two-column layout wastes space if shoppers only ever placed one or two orders.
- ·Re-buy hierarchy buries returns, refunds, and detail views.
- ·Less suited to high-SKU shoppers who want a tight scannable index.
Filterable table for power users
A dense data table with status filters, buyer filter, cost-centre filter, CSV export, and PO numbers. Designed for purchasing teams placing dozens of orders a week. Density over softness.
> what's good
- +Table format supports multi-column sort, comparison, and bulk selection.
- +Filters and CSV export match how procurement actually works.
- +PO and cost-centre fields support audit and finance reconciliation.
> what's risky
- ·Tables collapse poorly to mobile, requires a separate stacked view.
- ·Power-user density is hostile to occasional buyers and consumer accounts.
- ·Status pills become a design language of their own, easy to over-multiply.