Retention case studies

What better retention is worth to a wellness brand.

Seven example brands with seven of the most common retention problems we see. Each case shows what was going wrong after the first order, what we changed in Klaviyo, and what it added in repeat purchases, lifetime value and profit.

Every brand in our case studies is a fictional example brand, including Nuvori, Sway and the others. The numbers are modeled from realistic Shopify and Klaviyo data to show the kind of improvement we help brands make. The method is the one we use with clients.

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Nuvori · Gut health supplementCase 01

How Nuvori doubled its repeat customers and grew revenue 60% without spending more on ads

Monthly revenue$34.8k $55.6k

Grew revenue 60% by getting first-time buyers to come back, without spending more on ads.

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Sway · Period careCase 02

Sway's emails looked like a success. Here's how we turned them into real repeat profit.

Customers who buy again in 90 days23% 37%

Kept the emails that worked, fixed the ones that didn't, and nearly doubled profit per customer.

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Ovela · Oral careCase 03

Ovela's customers came back once. We got them to keep coming back.

Customers who make a third order16% 32%

Nearly doubled third orders and kept far more subscribers by fixing delivery timing, not adding discounts.

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Alterra · Sports nutritionCase 04

Five products, one reminder schedule. How Alterra fixed it and added $56k a month.

Monthly revenue$182k $239k

Added $56k a month by timing reminders to each product and suggesting the right next one.

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Juno Formulas · Beauty from withinCase 05

Juno's customers already came back. They just didn't need 20% off to do it.

Repeat orders that needed a discount78% 32%

Kept the same repeat rate while cutting discounted orders from 78% to 32%, adding 63% more profit per customer.

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Northline Labs · Functional hydrationCase 06

A Black Friday that kept paying in January

Black Friday revenue$181k $247k

Grew sale revenue 36% and doubled the profit from each new sale buyer over the next 60 days.

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Nutriva · Functional nutritionCase 07

Nutriva's cheapest ad channel was its most expensive. Here's how we fixed it.

Profit per customer (90 days)$10.20 $23.70

Found the ad channel bringing in one-time buyers and more than doubled profit per customer.

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Before and after

Small changes, big difference.

You don't always need a whole new system. These three fixes changed the timing, the message or the offer in emails that already existed.

Aqualith email: Don't reorder this yet

Aqualith · Daily hydration

A reorder reminder that tells people to wait

BeforeEveryone got “Time to restock?” on day 30, then 10% off, then 20% off. Many still had plenty left.
AfterReminders timed to how much each customer bought. People ready to buy get a fast way back. Discounts only when price is the blocker.
Revenue per email sent$0.71 $1.34
Customers who reorder within 45 days19% 28%
Repeat orders that needed a discount72% 29%
Neralune founder letter email

Neralune · Evening wellness

A win-back that asks why, instead of shouting 20% off

BeforeSubject line: “We miss you, 20% off inside.” Every lapsed customer was treated as price-sensitive.
AfterSubject line: “Still using your tincture?” Customers are sorted by why they stopped, and each gets a different message.
Revenue per email sent$0.56 $1.02
Profit per returning customer$8.90 $15.70
Unsubscribe rate0.42% 0.21%
Aurelia Skin recovery email

Aurelia Skin · Skin wellness

Offers matched to the real reason people didn't reorder

Before82% of repeat orders used a discount of 15% or more. The sales team loved the conversion rate. Finance didn't.
AfterA free sample, free shipping or a small discount, chosen by what was actually stopping each customer.
Profit per eligible customer$4.10 $6.85
Average repeat order$48.20 $54.70
Repeat orders that needed a discount82% 35%

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