Time of Day Segmentation
Shared by Haim
• May 13, 2026
You can now run A/B tests in your Extensions and Shipping Methods, targeted by the hour or day a shopper checks out.
A clean win at the aggregate level can hide completely different shopper behavior underneath. A Saturday basket-builder and a Tuesday reorder are not the same buyer. Average them, and the sharpest signal in your test goes flat.
How it works:
- Set up an A/B test in Extensions or Shipping Methods like you normally would
- Add a time-of-day or day-of-week condition (weekends only, weekdays 11am–2pm, late-night browsers, etc.)
- PDQ runs the variant only when the condition matches, and reports results by segment
- See the lift for each window, not just the average
What you can configure:
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Hour-of-day windows: lunchtime, evenings, late nights, or any custom range
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Day-of-week conditions: weekends, weekdays, specific days
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Combine with existing segments: stack with first-time vs. returning, AOV bands, or geo
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Compare across time slices: see exactly where the lift came from
Try it (when the time is right!)