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Product recommendations

Show every shopper what they'll buy next.

Generic "you may also like" rows leave money on the table. CustomFit.ai personalizes recommendations to each shopper — frequently bought together, recently viewed, trending, complete-the-look — and A/B tests them on real revenue, so AOV climbs without discounting.

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Frequently bought together
+18% AOV
Oak Wash gentle cleanser
Oak Wash
$14
PICKOak Scrub exfoliating
Oak Scrub
$11
Oak Balm repair and soothe
Oak Balm
$9
Add all 3 · save $4
+ Add bundle
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Personalized, not generic

Each row adapts to the shopper's behavior, affinities, and what's converting for similar buyers.

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Built to lift AOV

Cross-sell and bundle recommendations at the moment of intent raise units per order, no discount needed.

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Tested on revenue

Every block runs as an experiment with a holdout, so you keep only the recommendations that pay.

On a real storefront

Here's how it looks to your shoppers

The same engine, rendered right inside your product page — personalized to each visitor and styled to match your store. This is a live "complete your routine" block on a D2C skincare PDP.

oakskincare.com/products/brightening-serum
OAK SKINCARE

Brightening Serum

★★★★★ 4.8 · 1,204 reviews
$17 $22

A daily vitamin-C serum for even, glowing skin — lightweight, fast-absorbing, and fragrance-free.

✓ Free shipping over $49  ·  ✓ 30-day returns
Complete your routine
Personalized by CustomFit
Oak gentle cleanser
Gentle Cleanser
$14+ Add
Bought with serum by 71%
Oak hydrating toner mist
Hydrating Mist
$12+ Add
Pairs in your routine
Oak repair balm
Repair Balm
$9+ Add
Trending with similar buyers
Oak exfoliating scrub
Weekly Scrub
$11+ Add
Recently viewed

Every card is chosen per visitor — and the whole block runs as an experiment against a holdout, so you keep only what lifts revenue.

Straight answer

What are product recommendations?

Product recommendations are personalized product suggestions shown to shoppers — frequently bought together, recently viewed, trending, complete-the-look — designed to help them discover relevant items and to raise average order value and units per transaction. A recommendation engine predicts what each visitor is most likely to want and surfaces it at the right moment.

Recommendation types

Frequently bought together (cross-sell)
Recently viewed & continue shopping
Trending & bestsellers for similar shoppers
Complete-the-look & affinity picks
Placement matters

Recommend at every step of the journey

A recommendation only works where it's relevant. Place the right type at each stage — and test which lifts revenue most.

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Homepage

Trending & recently viewed to restart the journey.

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PDP

Complete-the-look & similar items to widen consideration.

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Cart

Frequently bought together to lift units per order.

Post-purchase

One-click add-ons while intent is still high.

How it picks

Recommendations as smart as your shopper data.

CustomFit blends catalog relationships with live behavior — what this shopper viewed, what similar shoppers bought, what's trending right now — to pick products each visitor is genuinely likely to want, not a random "related" row.

  • Behavioral signals: views, carts, purchases, affinity
  • Catalog signals: bundles, categories, attributes
  • Context: geo, device, source, returning vs. new
See how personalization works →
Signals → recommendation
viewed Oak Wash 3×cart $14returning
Oak Scrub product thumbnailOak Scrub 92%
Oak Balm product thumbnailOak Balm 87%
Oak Refill Pack product thumbnailRefill Pack 81%
Hydrating Mist product thumbnailHydrating Mist 64%
Recommendation test · cart block
A · No recommendations11.2kbaseline
B · FBT bundle11.1k+18% AOV
Significance 97%Units/order +0.4
💡 The FBT bundle lifts AOV with no margin hit — promote and personalize per segment.
Prove the lift

Recommendations you can prove are incremental.

Most recommendation widgets show a number; they can't tell you whether it added revenue or just shifted it. Because CustomFit runs every block against a holdout, you see true incremental AOV and units per order.

  • A/B test placement, algorithm & design
  • Holdout proves incremental AOV, not vanity clicks
  • Auto-promote winners per segment
How experiments work →
Who it's for

For teams that want bigger baskets

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Merchandising teams

Surface the right products to the right shopper, everywhere.

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Growth & CRO teams

Test which recommendations actually lift revenue.

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D2C founders

Raise AOV without discounting — no code, no agency.

Personalized cart recommendations were the single easiest AOV win we shipped. We tested the bundle, proved it was incremental, and rolled it out the same week.
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Ankit Raj
Sr. Director, D2C · Kapiva
+18%
AOV from FBT bundle
+0.4
Units per order
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Margin given away
The complete guide

Understanding product recommendations

Product recommendations are one of the most reliable ways for D2C and ecommerce brands to grow revenue per visit. By surfacing the items a shopper is most likely to want — frequently bought together, recently viewed, trending among similar shoppers, or complete-the-look — recommendations help customers discover more and lift average order value and units per transaction, all without discounting.

A recommendation engine works by combining catalog data with shopper behavior. It looks at what the current visitor has viewed and carted, what similar shoppers purchased, what's trending now, and contextual signals like geo and device, then predicts the products most relevant to that individual. Placement is just as important as the algorithm: trending and recently-viewed rows fit the homepage, complete-the-look fits the PDP, frequently-bought-together fits the cart, and one-click add-ons fit post-purchase.

CustomFit.ai lets marketers place, personalize, and A/B test product recommendations on live pages with no code. Crucially, every recommendation block runs as an experiment against a holdout, so you measure true incremental AOV — proving a recommendation added revenue rather than just shifting it. It works across Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and custom stacks, and shares one audience model with your A/B tests and personalization so insights compound across the whole store.

How does a product recommendation engine work?

It analyzes catalog data and shopper behavior — views, carts, purchases, affinities — to predict which products a visitor is most likely to want, then surfaces them on the PDP, cart, and homepage in real time. CustomFit lets you place, personalize, and A/B test them with no code.

Do product recommendations increase AOV?

Yes. Relevant cross-sell and frequently-bought-together recommendations are among the most reliable ways to lift AOV and units per order, because they surface complementary products at the moment of intent. CustomFit measures the lift against a holdout so you know it's incremental.

Can I A/B test product recommendations?

Yes. Every recommendation block can run as an experiment — test placement, algorithm, and design against a control, and keep only the versions that lift revenue per visitor.

Where should recommendations appear?

Match the type to the stage: trending/recently-viewed on the homepage, complete-the-look on the PDP, frequently-bought-together in the cart, and one-click add-ons post-purchase.

Do I need a developer to add them?

No. Marketers place and personalize recommendation blocks in a no-code editor; the AI Copilot can even scaffold one from a prompt.

By the numbers

Recommendations that pay

+18%
AOV from FBT bundle
+0.4
Units per order
Holdout
Proven incremental
0
Margin given away
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