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Editorial illustration of overlapping cohort retention curves on cream paper with a single orange ribbon highlighted.

The discount paradox: how welcome codes silently kill LTV

Two years of cohort data across seven DTC brands: customers acquired with a welcome code show 31% lower 12-month LTV than full-price buyers — and the gap widens.

9 min readApr 28, 2026