PlaybookRetention

The Shopify Retention Playbook

A planning framework for connecting subscriptions, messaging, segments, and offers into one retention system.

Published Jun 12, 202612 min read

Build one shared retention view

Retention programs improve when teams can connect first-party intent, order behavior, subscription history, and lifecycle messaging instead of optimizing each one in isolation.

This playbook gives growth teams a shared planning structure before they map campaigns or automations.

Use the playbook to align your team

  • Define the customer signals that matter at each lifecycle stage.
  • Map the actions those signals should unlock across channels.
  • Decide how outcomes feed back into future segmentation and offers.