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30%
30% -- customer retention rate for traditional eCommerce (2026)
Approximately 30% of buyers in traditional eCommerce return the following month.
- Stated as an approximate/average benchmark cited in Whatnot's 2026 State of Live Selling Report
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2026
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95
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90
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30
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45
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83
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Whatnot
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https://www.futurecommerce.com/podcasts/the-live-commerce-window-is-open-now ↗
Source Article
The Live Commerce Window Is Open Now | Future Commerce
Armand Wilson, Chief Revenue Officer at Whatnot, joins Phillip and Brian to unpack why live shopping finally took hold in the West. Drawing from Whatnot’s recent 2026 State of Live Selling Report, we trace the platform's origin from a niche Funko Pop marketplace to an $8B GMV juggernaut after landin…
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2026 State of Live Selling Report
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traditional eCommerce: 30% customer retention rate. Source: Whatnot (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/traditional-ecommerce-customer-retention-rate
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