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Retail & Commerce — Cold Email Benchmarks 2026
Open rate: 14–22% ·
Reply rate: 1.5–3.5% ·
Buying cycle: 30 days
Source: B2B Data Index Cold Email Benchmark Report 2026
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Retail & Commerce — Cold Email Benchmarks 2026
| Open Rate |
14–22% |
Reply Rate |
1.5–3.5% |
| Buying Cycle |
30 days |
Bounce Max |
3% |
| Best Days |
Tuesday, Wednesday · 9:00-11:00am local |
Source: B2B Data Index Cold Email Benchmark Report 2026
· Aggregated from campaign data across verified B2B lists
· All 14 industries →
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