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L’Occitane Using OrderGroove Subscription Retail Platform

L'Occitane

Global omnichannel beauty retailer L’Occitane has selected OrderGroove’s subscription retail platform to power its subscription business.

The company integrated its e-commerce site with OrderGroove’s platform, and OrderGroove will manage the entire L’Occitane auto-replenishment service from front-end design to payment processing to email marketing campaign integration. L’Occitane will also be using OrderGroove’s continuous data monitoring, analysis, and subscription marketing services.

[Image courtesy: L’Occitane]

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