Retail · 2025

Stride Lab: a drop calendar that writes its own e-mails

Sneaker drops, personalised to every collector, in the brand’s own voice.

A pair of white and orange trainers displayed on a white box
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The challenge

Stride Lab’s drops sold out in minutes, but most of the list never opened the e-mails, and the ones who did complained about irrelevant releases.

What we did

  1. 01

    We built a taste profile for each collector from browsing and purchase history.

  2. 02

    Models chose which drops to feature and when to send; writers wrote every template.

  3. 03

    A human reviewed every campaign before send, and a frequency cap protected the list.

Results

+27%

e-mail revenue

640

personalised journeys live

2.1×

open rate on drop days

“Our e-mails finally feel like they were written for each person.”

CRM lead, Stride Lab