Experiment #016
Loss

New cart drawer

Control
Variant

What changed

  1. Tiered reward bar

    Discount, free shipping, then a gift.

  2. Gift wrap in the cart

    One toggle adds wrapping and a style.

  3. Upsells tied to the discount

    Quick-adds that unlock the next reward.

Results

RPV uplift−9.2%
Conversion-rate uplift−8.4%
Average order value±0%
Duration26 days

Bars: control vs. variant, indexed. Data from Intelligems.

About the test

Hypothesis

A rebuilt cart drawer with more features lifts revenue per visitor over the existing one.

Learned

The new drawer returned −9.2% revenue per visitor and −8.4% conversion rate. That's a clear loss, not a close call. It shipped anyway, with the result on the table.

Control
Control: New cart drawer
Variant
Variant: New cart drawer