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Retail

Drove 44% mobile AOV surge and 9% cart conversion lift at a Legacy National Retailer

A legacy national retailer had a mobile experience that left revenue on the table. Cart abandonment was high, return rates were climbing, and mobile AOV lagged desktop by 35%. I led cross-functional teams to redesign the omnichannel experience, and the numbers moved within one quarter.

Timeline: 4 months

The Challenge

What was broken before

Mobile drove 40% of traffic but underperformed on every revenue metric. AOV was 35% lower than desktop. Cart abandonment sat at 68%. Return rates were climbing because customers ordered past the free shipping threshold and sent back what they did not need. Product and marketing operated on separate roadmaps with no shared conversion KPIs.

The Approach

What I did

  1. Mapped the full mobile purchase journey from landing to post-purchase. Found three revenue leaks: checkout friction, no incentive to meet shipping thresholds organically, and zero cross-sell at cart.
  2. Led cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and marketing to design and ship omnichannel enhancements: streamlined mobile checkout, in-app cross-sell recommendations, and gift card integration at the shipping threshold.
  3. Analyzed cart abandonment data to pinpoint where customers dropped. Introduced gift cards as a way to meet shipping minimums without over-ordering, directly targeting the return rate problem.
  4. Built a shared KPI dashboard for product and marketing: mobile AOV, cart conversion, and return rate. Weekly cadence with one owner per metric.

Results

Numbers that moved

44%

Mobile AOV increase

9%

Cart conversion rate improvement

20%

Reduction in return rates

1 quarter

Time to measurable impact

What They Said

Client testimonial

He saw what three agencies missed. Mobile was our biggest traffic source and our worst revenue performer. Within one quarter, AOV was up 44% and returns were down 20%.

Marketing Lead, Legacy National Retailer

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