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Discover how lash oasis boosted customer engagement with their mobile app!

Industry Beauty & Cosmetics
Platform Shopify Plus
Region UK
Website lashoasis.co.uk
A colorful box of Yummy Fans Loose Mixed Pro-Mades product from The Lash Oasis, a B2B Shopify brand in beauty industry.
90% re-engagement rate
75% of sales coming from the app
$0 spent on paid ads

About

Lash Oasis is a B2B supplier of professional lash products based in the UK, serving beauty brands and technicians. To stand out in such a niche industry, keeping customers engaged is crucial for business growth, especially as advertising costs continue to rise.

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Summary

Lash Oasis was new to the industry, meaning getting their name out there and keeping customers engaged wasn’t easy, especially as a B2B business. They relied on email and SMS marketing, but most messages got buried in crowded inboxes and didn’t bring in the results they wanted

To stand out from competitors, they launched a mobile app with Shopney. To attract new customers, they offered app-exclusive first-time discounts. And to keep them engaged, they used push notifications, which converted much better than email and SMS. Now, 90% of people who download the app come back regularly, with 11K downloads and 10K monthly active users.

With 70-75% of total sales now coming from the app, it’s clear that customers prefer shopping through the app over the website. Even more impressive, Lash Oasis still do not spend on paid ads. Instead, they leverage Shopney’s free, unlimited push notifications to connect with customers, keep them engaged, and bring them back to shop again.

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Challenges

Lash Oasis, as a B2B supplier, relies heavily on repeat purchases. Their customers, beauty technicians, need to restock supplies regularly to keep their businesses running. Unlike B2C brands that can focus on one-time impulse buys, B2B businesses depend on long-term customer relationships and consistent reorders.

Increasing engagement was one of the most important goals for Lash Oasis because they wanted to:

  • Make sure customers don't forget to reorder: B2B customers may have busy schedules and may forget to buy and restock supplies.
  • Create faster and better shopping journeys: Mobile websites have longer upload times and traditional email and SMS promotions require customers to open messages, click links, and browse which adds friction.
  • Keep customers within their ecosystem: If a customer shops via search or another website, they might see ads or competitor products, increasing the chance of switching brands.
  • Build habitual engagement: When a customer regularly opens the app to check promotions or reorder, it becomes their default shopping channel.
  • Drive more sales without increasing marketing budget: Paid ads can be expensive, instead having an owned sales and marketing channel allows businesses to directly reach, engage and re-engage customers.

By prioritizing engagement, Lash Oasis aimed to keep customers coming back, increase repeat orders, and strengthen brand loyalty without relying on paid marketing.

Before the app, our customer return rate was 40%. Now, it's around 80%. As a professional beauty business that relies on repeat sales, the app has been key to retaining customers.
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Solutions

Lash Oasis's mobile-first strategy helped them build stronger relationships with their customers. They used Shopney’s mobile app and push notifications to create a high-engagement shopping experience, making their app the go-to place for the best deals and bundles.

App setup and customization

After launching the app, a key strategy in driving first-time app purchases was their 15% first-order discount. This exclusive incentive encouraged more new customers to place their first order through the app, leading to an increase in first-time shoppers and repeat purchases.

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home page of Negative Apparel on Mobile app vs mobile web app
home page of Negative Apparel on Mobile app vs mobile web app
home page of Negative Apparel on Mobile app vs mobile web app
App-exclusive incentives to build long-term loyalty

To encourage customers to shop through the app, Lash Oasis actively used app-exclusive discounts for app users. They also introduced app-only product bundles and early access to new products. This strategy increased repeat purchases, helping turn one-time buyers into loyal customers.

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Push notifications to keep customers engaged

Push notifications became their most effective engagement tool, outperforming email and SMS in open rates and response times. By integrating their Shopney mobile app with Back-in-Stock, Lash Oasis automated alerts when popular items were available again, ensuring recovery on lost sales. They leveraged Shopney’s free and unlimited push notifications by sending targeted:

  • Back-in-stock notifications to recover lost sales
  • Restock reminders for frequently purchased products
  • New product alerts to spark customer interest
  • App-exclusive promotions to drive immediate action

With targeted push notifications, Lash Oasis kept customers engaged and encouraged them to return to the app regularly for their shopping needs.

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Making the app the primary shopping channel

Instead of browsing the online store or mobile website, customers preferred shopping through the app, creating a major shift in sales behavior. With a more intuitive UI/UX, the app made navigation smoother, allowing customers to browse and shop effortlessly. A faster shopping and checkout process removed unnecessary steps, making purchases quicker and easier.

Lash Oasis also used Shopney’s themes to enhance product displays, making collections more visually appealing and easier to explore. To attract new customers, they offered a 15% app-exclusive first-time discount, which significantly increased first-time buyers and lowered their customer acquisition cost (CAC).

With a dedicated mobile shopping experience, Lash Oasis kept customers engaged, ensuring a smoother and more enjoyable purchasing journey while also avoiding competitor distractions common in online shopping.

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Scaling without ads

Unlike most eCommerce brands, Lash Oasis still spends $0 on ads, relying on their mobile app strategy to drive sales.

With Shopney’s free and unlimited push notifications, they can engage customers, right at their customers' home screens. This approach keeps their audience informed and active without the need for paid marketing.

Over time, the app became a self-sustaining engagement tool, keeping customers connected to the brand without relying on paid ads. Instead of chasing new customers through expensive ads, Lash Oasis focuses on re-engaging and retaining existing ones, maximizing growth while keeping marketing costs low.

Our sales figures have increased since we launched the app. We were on the trajectory of growth and the app has helped greatly. We are the first one in our industry to have a mobile app. It helped differentiate our business as new and innovative.
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Results

Shopney’s mobile app and push notifications had an immediate impact on customer engagement. With their push notifications and app-based marketing strategy, 90% of app downloaders are returning every month. As a B2B business, Lash Oasis now sees over 10K monthly app sessions, proving how effective the app has become in driving consistent customer engagement and that customers weren’t just installing the app—they were actively using it.

Push notifications proved far more effective than email and SMS, generating higher open rates and faster customer interactions. As a result, 70-75% of total sales now come from the app, showing that customers prefer shopping through the app over the online store or mobile website.

Impressively, Lash Oasis achieved this growth without spending on ads! By leveraging Shopney’s free, unlimited push notifications, they consistently engaged and re-engaged customers, turning their app into a powerful, self-sustaining sales channel.

Key Takeaways
  • A mobile app keeps customers engaged: Unlike websites, their mobile app stayed on customers' home screens, leading to less friction and more frequent visits.
  • Push notifications drive real-time engagement:They converted better than email and SMS, ensuring customers take action faster.
  • Cost-free engagement can replace paid ads: Shopney’s free push notifications helped drive growth without any ad spend.
  • App users stay active, not just download: With 11K downloads and 10K+ monthly sessions, Lash Oasis proved a mobile app is a long-term engagement tool.
  • B2B brands benefit greatly from mobile apps: For B2B businesses like Lash Oasis, a mobile app simplifies repeat orders and strengthens customer relationships by keeping the brand within easy reach.
  • A mobile app can become your main sales channel: With 70-75% of total sales coming from the app, it’s clear that mobile-first shopping outperforms web.
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