Story 23.6 Notify Me EXTENDED “Similar Items” eMail function

General info

We’re enhancing our "Notify Me" email funnel to support two parallel tracks—Exact-SKU restock and Similar-item suggestions—across three languages (EN, DE, FR). Existing Exact-SKU triggers remain in place; we’ll add a new Similar-item track with a cap of three suggestions per signup. Both tracks have fallback emails (14-day for SKU, 75-day for Similar-item). Leads can unsubscribe via Mailchimp footer, which should remove them from all Notify Me communications for that product.

Changes

  • Retain existing Exact-SKU restock and 14-day fallback functionality

  • Add Similar-item suggestion track for brand+model+price+color matches within 75 days

  • Limit Similar-item suggestions to a maximum of three per signup

  • Introduce 75-day fallback email for Similar-item track

  • Honor Mailchimp unsubscribes by removing leads from both tracks

  • Support EN, DE, FR versions of the two new emails

User story

As a customer signed up for "Notify Me" on a sold-out product,
When triggers fire for Exact-SKU or Similar-item restocks,
Then I receive timely, language-appropriate emails (EN/DE/FR) up to the defined caps and fallbacks,
And if I unsubscribe, I stop receiving all Notify Me emails for that product.

Process flow diagram

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Acceptance criteria

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Gherkin Scenario

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Scenario: Exact-SKU restock email (function already existing

Given: lead signed up for Notify Me

When: exact SKU appears in stock by 10:30 CEST next working day

Then: send “Back in stock” email (EN/DE/FR) and unsubscribe from SKU track

02

Scenario: Similar-item suggestion

Given: lead signed up for Notify Me

When: a new item matching brand+model+size+color appears within 75 days. (Note: we might change the match to brand+model+color later, if we get too little matches)

Then: send “We found something you’ll love” email (EN/DE/FR) and increment suggestion count

Template EN Link: https://us12.admin.mailchimp.com/templates/editor?id=10086685

Subject EN: We found a |Brand| |Model| you’ll love!

Preview EN: This bag ticks all your boxes (almost).

Template DE Link: https://us12.admin.mailchimp.com/templates/editor?id=10086724

Subject DE: Diese |Brand| |Model| wird Ihnen gefallen!

Preview DE: Diese Tasche erfüllt (fast) alle Wünsche.

Template FR Link: https://us12.admin.mailchimp.com/templates/editor?id=10086684

Subject FR: Une nouveauté |Brand| |Model| qui va vous plaire !

Preview FR: Un sac qui répond à (presque) toutes vos envies.

03

Scenario: Similar-item suggestion cap

Given: lead has received 3 suggestions

When: another matching item appears

Then: do not send additional suggestion emails

04

Scenario: 14-day fallback (function already existing)

Given: 14 days elapsed since signup without exact-SKU email sent

Then: send “It still hasn’t returned” email (EN/DE/FR) and unsubscribe from SKU track

05

Scenario: 75-day fallback

Given: 75 days elapsed since signup with fewer than 3 suggestions sent

Then: unsubscribe from Similar-item track

06

Scenario: Mailchimp unsubscribe

Given: lead unsubscribes via footer link

Then: remove lead from both Exact-SKU and Similar-item tracks

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