From Peak to Repeat: Turning Holiday Delivery Performance into Customer Lifetime Value - Veho - GDS Group

From Peak to Repeat: Turning Holiday Delivery Performance into Customer Lifetime Value

IT - ROUNDTABLE
5 March 2026, America 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
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How much revenue did your organization win, or lose, based on delivery performance during Peak?

The holiday peak exposes the fragile link between delivery performance and customer loyalty. Retail and logistics leaders consistently face the same post-Peak challenge: first-time buyers won during the holidays often don’t return if their delivery experience misses expectations. Carriers that struggled under peak volume created downstream impacts, spikes in customer service demand, avoidable refunds, operational strain, and measurable drops in repeat-purchase behavior. With rising shipping costs, shifting carrier availability, and consumers who expect fast, transparent delivery every time, brands are navigating a widening gap between customer expectations and current carrier performance.

In this session, leaders will examine how to turn peak-season volatility into long-term advantage. We’ll unpack where carriers excelled and where they fell short and translate those lessons into 2026 strategies that strengthen retention and loyalty. Together we’ll explore how retailers are reshaping their carrier mix, building more flexible networks, reducing cost-to-serve without hurting conversion, and designing true carrier partnerships based on transparency, reliability, and shared accountability.

Join Veho and a select group of your peers in this virtual roundtable where the focus is on actionable restructuring, not theoretical fixes, to help teams drive sustainable experience and margin improvements heading into next peak.

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Event host

Catherine Dummitt

VP of Marketing
Catherine Dummitt is Vice President of Marketing at Veho, where she leads the team responsible for telling find out more

About Veho

Veho is reinventing parcel delivery with unmatched on-time delivery and direct consumer communication—all at simple and transparent prices. We achieve this through proprietary routing technology, flexible driver partners, and proactive customer communication-- always ensuring an industry-leading experience for your customers. In addition to next-day and two-day delivery with over 99% on-time delivery rate, Veho also provides 2-5 day delivery at a premium economy price, streamlining the entire shipping process for both businesses and consumers.

With realtime, two-way communication, customers have greater control and personalization over both deliveries and returns. We have a simple pricing model, with straightforward rates and no hidden surcharges. This approach has gained Veho the trust of Fortune 500 companies like Saks Fifth Avenue, Nespresso, and Lululemon, who have recognized the significant impact Veho has on their operations and bottom line.

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Discussion topics

Convert holiday-acquired customers into loyal repeat buyers

Redesign carrier strategy to reduce cost, risk, and operational stress

Build a peak-ready delivery model that meets rising consumer expectations consistently across the year

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