$20.83 in Revenue for Every $1 Spent on a Cinco de Mayo Promo
An independent grocer ran a 7-day "5 items for $7.99" Cinco de Mayo bundle with AppCard. The deal pulled shoppers in — but the real story is the halo: 87% of redeeming baskets also picked up full-priced items, turning $254 in discounts into $5,302 in gross revenue.
Revenue per $1 of Discount
Return on Promotional Spend
Baskets with Full-Price Items
Where the Revenue Came From
The Promo Was the Hook. Full-Price Items Were the Payoff.
Only ~$400 of revenue came from the discounted bundle itself. The other ~$4,900 came from items shoppers added to the basket at full price.
The Story
A Holiday Bundle That Funded Itself — 20 Times Over
Cinco de Mayo is one of the biggest food holidays of the year for independent grocers. This retailer used AppCard to package five seasonal favorites — chips, salsa, limes, tortillas, and a celebratory staple — into a single $7.99 bundle.
Over seven days, the offer drove 346 redemptions and $5,302.23 in gross revenue at an average basket of $63.88. The total cost of the promotion? $254.56 — a return of $20.83 for every $1 spent on discounts.
The mechanic worked because the bundle was a doorway, not a giveaway. Nearly nine out of ten redeeming baskets included full-priced items, with shoppers picking up proteins, sides, and beverages to round out their celebration.
AppCard Insights · 7-Day Window
The Numbers Behind the Campaign
Total Gross Revenue
Total Discounts Given
Avg Total Basket
Redemptions in 7 Days
Investment vs Return
$254 In. $5,302 Out.
A 1,983% return on the discount investment — the grocer earned back the promo cost and an additional 20× on top.
The Playbook
Target. Bundle. Capture the Halo.
Target
Pinky AI identified shoppers most likely to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and built the audience for a holiday-themed offer.
Bundle
A simple, festive '5 items for $7.99' bundle on staple holiday ingredients gave shoppers an irresistible reason to walk in.
Halo
87% of redeeming baskets included full-priced items — turning a $255 discount into $5,302 in gross revenue in just 7 days.
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