Ecommerce (D2C Retail) · Retention / Return stage

Ecommerce (D2C Retail) retention / return benchmarks

User returns within the measurement window (D7, D30, M1, M3). The metric that compounds revenue. A 10% improvement in monthly retention can double LTV. Often overlooked in favor of upstream CVR, but retention is where the business gets made or lost.

Purchase / Paid ConversionStage 8 of 8 · typical drop-off 50.00%

Metrics that measure this stage

2 of 3 stage metrics have cited benchmarks for Ecommerce (D2C Retail). The rest are still being researched.

Metricp25p50p75Source
Email Click-Through Rate 1.5%2.4%5.0%HubSpot State of Marketing 2024
7-Day Return Rate (derived)8.0%15.0%25.0%Mixpanel Product Benchmarks 2024 (derived for ecommerce)
Monthly Churn Rate Research pending — see cross-industry data

Where this stage sits in the funnel

  1. Awareness
  2. Traffic / Visitor
  3. Engagement
  4. Signup / Lead Capture
  5. Activation
  6. Trial / Evaluation
  7. Purchase / Paid Conversion
  8. Retention / Return

(Stage links above only resolve when Ecommerce (D2C Retail) has cited data for that stage; otherwise they 404.)