Repeat Foundry

Sample report · 48-Hour Second-Purchase Diagnostic

Fictional store A: dog joint-supplement chews

Scenario: a Shopify store selling one hero product, a 60-chew jar, with Klaviyo for email. The owner shared a read-only Klaviyo invitation and segment screenshots, but no deliverability report and no cohort export. The question asked: "Why don't more first-time buyers reorder?"

1 · Executive summary

The second order is left to chance

The jar runs out around day 30, but the only reorder prompt arrives on day 45. Between delivery and that reminder, nothing helps the buyer use the product well. The three fixes below are small, ordered by impact and effort, and each comes with a way to measure it.

Recommended next step: fix internally. Finding 1 is a settings change. Findings 2 and 3 could justify a bounded Pilot if the team has no time to write and test the emails.

2 · Second Purchase Score

8 of 10 dimensions scored

Each dimension has four checks worth 0, 1.25 or 2.5 points. A 100-point total is not issued here, because two dimensions could not be verified with the access shared. They are marked, not scored as zero.

DimensionScore / 10ConfidenceEvidence source
Capture and consent6.25MediumTest signups on desktop and mobile; consent wording on the form
Welcome and onboarding5.00HighWelcome flow, read-only: two emails, no branching by purchase status
Cart and browse recovery6.25HighCheckout flow excludes purchasers; browse flow has no purchaser filter
Post-purchase education2.50HighFlow list: shipping confirmation only, then promotional campaigns
Replenishment and cross-sell1.25HighReorder email set to day 45; product page dosing gives a 30-day jar
Win-back3.75HighOne win-back email at day 120, discount only
Segmentation and personalization5.00MediumSegment names and definitions from screenshots; no counts
Deliverability and list healthNOT VERIFIEDNoneNo authentication or engagement report shared
Analytics and attributionNOT VERIFIEDNoneNo cohort or repeat-purchase export shared
Loyalty, referral and subscription fit3.75MediumSubscribe option on the product page; not mentioned in any email
Scored dimensions33.75 / 80Total out of 100 not issued: two dimensions not verified

3 · Priority findings

Three findings, ranked

Finding 1 · The reorder reminder arrives 15 days after the jar runs out

Observation
The product page doses two chews a day for most dogs, so a 60-chew jar lasts about 30 days. The replenishment email is set to send 45 days after the order.
Evidence
Product page (public); replenishment flow trigger (read-only access).
Confidence
High for the timing gap. That buyers who run out then stop or buy elsewhere is a hypothesis.
Action
Move the first reminder to day 22–24 and add a second on day 28. Exclude anyone who has already reordered or subscribed.
Measure
Time to second purchase and the 45-day repeat rate for first-time buyers, against a baseline taken before the change.
Impact / effort
High / low

Finding 2 · Nothing helps the buyer succeed between delivery and the reminder

Observation
After the shipping confirmation, the next message a first-time buyer gets is the weekly promotional campaign. No email covers how to give the chews, what the product page says to expect in the first weeks, or who to ask.
Evidence
Flow list and message previews (read-only access).
Confidence
High for the gap. The size of its effect on reorders is a hypothesis.
Action
Two short education emails, two days after delivery and on day 10: how to use it, what to expect, and how to reach the team.
Measure
45-day repeat rate of first-time buyers before and after; recurring themes in replies and support tickets.
Impact / effort
Medium / medium

Finding 3 · Subscription is offered only on the product page

Observation
The product page offers subscribe-and-save. No flow or campaign mentions it to buyers who bought once.
Evidence
Product page (public); flow content (read-only access).
Confidence
Medium. Whether one-time buyers want a subscription is a hypothesis to test.
Action
Add a subscription invitation to the day-24 reminder, for one-time buyers only, as a test.
Measure
Share of first-time, one-time buyers who subscribe within 45 days.
Impact / effort
Medium / low

4 · 30-day action plan

Baseline first, then the fixes in order

WhenActionOwnerEffort
Week 1Record the baseline: second purchase rate, median days to second order, 30/60/90-day repeat rate, subscription share of first-time buyersStore teamAbout 1 hour
Week 1Finding 1: retime the reorder reminder and add the day-28 follow-upStore teamLow
Weeks 2–3Finding 2: write, QA and switch on the two education emailsStore team or PilotMedium
Weeks 3–4Finding 3: add the subscription invitation for one-time buyersStore team or PilotLow
Day 30Read early signals. Judge the result at 60 and 90 days, because the reorder cycle is 30 daysStore teamLow

Before any report is delivered it gets an evidence review, a numerical check, a claim review, and a check that unknowns were not treated as failures.

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