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Beauty/CPG (DTC Cosmetics, Personal Care) conversion rate benchmarks

Glossier, Fenty, The Ordinary, supplement brands like AG1, Athletic Greens. Subscribe-and-save adoption is the differentiator — converts one-time buyers into recurring revenue.

Business model
direct-to-consumer product sales, subscribe-and-save
Typical ACV
$30-80 average order, $200-400 LTV with subscription
Sales cycle
~3 days
Top traffic sources
paid-social, influencer, organic-search

Cited benchmarks (2)

Each row links to its source study. Click a metric to open the full benchmark page for Beauty/CPG (DTC Cosmetics, Personal Care) with percentile bar and methodology.

Metricp25p50p75Source
Cart Abandonment Rate (derived)65.0%72.0%81.0%Baymard Institute 2024 + Littledata
Checkout Completion Rate (derived)24.0%40.0%52.0%Baymard Institute 2024

Notes on this vertical

Sampling CVR, first-purchase CVR, subscribe-and-save adoption rate all matter. First-purchase CVR often dominated by creator/influencer content performance, not on-site CRO.

Industry profile cited from Common Thread Collective — DTC Industry Reports.