DTC checkout experience is failing to deliver
Our latest research finds at DTC brands must optimise their pre-purchase customer experience or risk losing sales.
Best practices for effective post purchase communication:
- The checkout performance of DTC brands in the UK
- What the findings mean for this sector
- 8 tips on how DTC retailers can improve checkout to avoid cart abandonment
Key findings
Next-day delivery is not common
Just 38% of the brands offered next-day delivery. With the world returning to normal, the speed of delivery will once again be important to customers.
Collection services are lacking
Only 10% of the DTC brands offer a collection service, whether from store or from a parcel shop. This is far below industry averages, where 87% offer this service.
‘Buy now, pay later’ is not popular
Just 20% of the DTC retailers offer ‘buy now, pay later’ services at checkout. These payment methods are increasingly popular with consumers so this is surprising.
Any retailer, in any market, wants to make sure that the post-sales experience is as great as it can be. So any improvement will increase the percentage of returning customers. When there are specialists like parcelLab in the market that can solve that problem using minimal resources, it makes sense to partner externally on this and offer customers an immediate benefit.
Why parcelLab?
Our platform is the central data hub for brands to build and manage all branded customer communication. Our technology enables brands to take their approach to the next level by orchestrating all post-sales processes and data sources in one hyper personalized, seamless, end-to-end experience. The fully customizable platform adapts to your brand’s needs and allows for true differentiation with customer-centricity at the heart of it
For brands, that means more chances to create relationships that last. And for the people that buy from you, it means turning mundane operational moments into moments of joy.
Be different & define your own outstanding customer experience.
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