The state of Operations Experience in the UK for online retail 2021
An analysis of the checkout, shipping, delivery and returns processes of the UK’s top 150 retailers.
Key findings
How does your post-sales experience measure up against brands such as ASOS, Look Fantastic and Zara?
Get an in-depth analysis of the post-sales experiences provided by UK retailers to establish best practices, common mistakes, and opportunities to outperform competitors.
Analysis of the checkout, shipping, delivery and returns processes of the UK’s top 150 retailers has revealed some shocking insights that brands can learn from:
Free shipping comes with barriers
Only 17% of retailers offer free delivery with no restrictions. A further 62% offer it with a minimum order value, which can be as high as £200 for some retailers. The average delivery cost is £3.92.
Customers are left in the dark during delivery
87% of retailers stop communicating with their customers after checkout. This means that the majority of UK consumers hope that the carrier will communicate with them about their order. This did not happen for 17% of orders.
Returns options are lacking
43% of retailers offer 3 or more return options. Flexibility in returns is critical to customer satisfaction: the more that are offered, the better. For one customer, the return option is different from another, so we would expect more retailers to offer 3 or more options.
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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