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    Southeast Independent Grocer · 7 Stores · 30-Day Holiday Campaign

    Win the Holiday Season: $2.03M from a $12 Off Turkey Campaign

    A 7-store grocer in the Southeast turned a single holiday coupon — $12 off a whole turkey — into $2.03 million in attributable revenue in 30 days. AppCard members spent 68% more per basket than non-members, filling carts with the rest of the holiday meal.

    Golden-brown roasted Thanksgiving turkey on a white platter garnished with rosemary, sage, and roasted baby potatoes on a rustic table with autumn leaves and pumpkins
    $2.03M

    Total Campaign Revenue

    +68%

    Lift in Member Basket vs Non-Member

    30 Days

    Campaign Window

    Average Basket · Members vs Non-Members

    Members Spent $32 More Per Trip

    The $12 turkey coupon was the doorway — but identified shoppers built bigger holiday baskets around it, lifting their average spend 68% over non-members.

    $0$25$50$90Non-MembersAppCard Members$47.60$79.98
    Smiling shopper pushing a grocery cart loaded with a whole turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and stuffing through an independent supermarket decorated for the holidays

    The Story

    One Turkey Coupon. Seven Stores. $2 Million in 30 Days.

    Holiday season is decided in a single trip: the one where the shopper buys the turkey. Win that basket and you win every side dish, every dessert, and every bottle of wine that comes with it. Lose it and you watch six weeks of seasonal revenue walk into a competitor.

    This 7-store Southeast independent used AppCard to make sure the answer was an easy yes. Pinky AI built a target audience of likely turkey buyers, and a single offer — $12 off a whole turkey — went out through email, the AppCard app, and the in-lane terminal.

    In 30 days the campaign generated $2,030,000+ in attributable revenue. AppCard members averaged $79.98 per basket, versus $47.60 for non-members — proof that identified shoppers don't just redeem the deal, they build their whole holiday meal around it.

    Revenue Ramp · 30-Day Window

    Revenue Built Through the Holiday Run-Up

    Weekly attributable revenue (in $K) across the 7 stores. The coupon hit inboxes in Week 1 and revenue accelerated into the holiday week itself.

    Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4$0K$200K$400K$600K$800K
    • Revenue

    AppCard Insights · 30-Day Window

    The Numbers Behind the Holiday

    $79.98

    Avg Basket — Member

    $47.60

    Avg Basket — Non-Member

    +68%

    Member Basket Lift

    7

    Stores in Campaign

    The Playbook

    Target. Trigger. Trade Up.

    01

    Target

    Pinky AI built the audience — turkey-buying households across all 7 stores, weighted toward shoppers who skipped the prior year's holiday trip.

    02

    Trigger

    A single $12-off-whole-turkey digital coupon was pushed through email, the AppCard app, and the in-lane terminal — clip once, redeem anywhere.

    03

    Trade Up

    Once the turkey was in the cart, members added stuffing, sides, pies and beverages — pushing the average member basket to $79.98 vs $47.60 for non-members.

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