Identifying anonymous website visitors to maximize e-commerce abandonment revenue.
What it does
Identifies up to 35% of anonymous website traffic without form fills.
Provides verified, high-deliverability email addresses for identified visitors.
Triggers automated email flows for 'Add to Cart' and 'Browse' abandonment.
Expands first-party data lists significantly faster than traditional pop-ups.
Integrates with major ESPs like Klaviyo and Mailchimp for instant outreach.
Why it works
Revenue Generation: Can increase abandonment flow revenue by 2x to 10x by capturing a wider net of visitors.
Compliance: Uses a US-specific, permission-based identity graph that is fully compliant with local regulations (CAN-SPAM).
Frictionless: Works in the background without disturbing the user experience with intrusive pop-ups.
High ROI: Proven to deliver 9x+ ROI for high-volume retail stores.
Identifying anonymous website visitors to maximize e-commerce abandonment revenue.
Overview
Retention.com (formerly GetEmails) is a high-impact identity resolution platform designed specifically for e-commerce. It uses a proprietary 'identity graph' to identify anonymous website visitors who haven't opted in, providing brands with their email addresses and allowing them to trigger high-ROI abandonment flows and re-engagement campaigns safely.
Founded year:2019
Founder:Adam Robinson
Team size:26-100
Popularity:Used by 1,500+ top D2C brands and agencies
Identifies up to 35% of anonymous website traffic without form fills.
Provides verified, high-deliverability email addresses for identified visitors.
Triggers automated email flows for 'Add to Cart' and 'Browse' abandonment.
Expands first-party data lists significantly faster than traditional pop-ups.
Integrates with major ESPs like Klaviyo and Mailchimp for instant outreach.
Who it's for
Shopify Merchants
D2C Brand Owners
E-commerce Marketing Managers
Growth Hackers
Why it works
Revenue Generation: Can increase abandonment flow revenue by 2x to 10x by capturing a wider net of visitors.
Compliance: Uses a US-specific, permission-based identity graph that is fully compliant with local regulations (CAN-SPAM).
Frictionless: Works in the background without disturbing the user experience with intrusive pop-ups.
High ROI: Proven to deliver 9x+ ROI for high-volume retail stores.
Founder story
Founded in 2019 by Adam Robinson in Austin, Texas. Adam, a former Lehman Brothers trader, saw a massive gap in how e-commerce brands were losing 95% of their traffic to anonymity. He built the platform to 'fix the hole in the bucket,' growing it into a dominant force in the e-commerce tech stack while remaining 100% founder-owned.
Alternatives
Comparison overview
SafeOpt: A direct competitor in the 'identified shopper' space; Retention.com is generally more established and offers deeper list-growth tools.
Attentive: Strong for SMS, while Retention.com is the specialist for top-of-funnel email identity.
Retention.com is the 'growth hack' of choice for D2C brands that have reached a plateau with standard email capture.