Strategy question

How would you Improve customer retention for Amazon?

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What this question tests

Tests growth strategy focused specifically on retention, distinguishing it from acquisition or referral levers.

Define retention precisely: existing customers continuing to purchase or renew Prime over time, measured by repeat purchase rate or renewal rate.
Segment customers by value tier, since high frequency Prime members and occasional shoppers churn for different reasons.
Identify likely retention levers: delivery speed and reliability, personalized recommendations, and Prime's bundled value like video and music.
Propose a targeted initiative, such as improving delivery reliability in underserved regions where late deliveries likely drive churn.
Define success: cohort based repeat purchase rate and Prime renewal rate over time.
Confirm with the interviewer whether the focus is Prime membership retention or general marketplace repeat purchase behavior.

Segments retention by value tier, distinguishing occasional shoppers from heavy Prime users, since the levers that keep each engaged differ meaningfully.
Identifies delivery reliability as a likely high leverage lever, since late or failed deliveries are a common, measurable driver of churn.
Proposes strengthening bundled Prime value, like video content relevance, to increase the perceived value of renewal beyond shipping speed alone.
Sets a measurable goal, for example a stated improvement in 12 month Prime renewal rate among at risk cohorts.

Treating retention and acquisition as the same problem instead of proposing levers specific to keeping existing customers.
Ignoring cohort segmentation, since a single blended retention number hides very different churn drivers.

Which customer segment would you prioritize for retention efforts first?
How would you distinguish delivery driven churn from price sensitivity driven churn?