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AI agents for retail and e-commerce
Where is my order? Can I return this? Is it in stock? AI agents answer the routine questions and paperwork, so your team can focus on customers and suppliers who need them.
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At a glance
A retail or e-commerce business: the work, and the AI agent you get.
Each piece of daily work in the middle ring is paired with the AI agent or service that handles it.
Matching numbers show each pair. Select a service to see what it includes. Full detail is in the table below.
A retail or e-commerce business
- Order and return questions: the ai agent you get with Customer Support Agent
- Supplier invoices: the ai agent you get with Invoice & AP Agent
- Product catalogue: the ai agent you get with Generative AI Applications
- Campaign calendar: the ai agent you get with Marketing Campaign Agent
- Customer and loyalty data: the ai agent you get with CRM Data Quality Agent
- Sales and stock reports: the ai agent you get with Reporting Agent
How it works
Five steps, from the first call to results.
We start
A short call
- We learn how you work today
- Written for retail and e-commerce businesses
We look at
The work
- Order and return questions
- Supplier invoices
We build
The AI agent you get
- Customer Support Agent
- Invoice & AP Agent
Where people approve
Your team stays in control
- Refunds and exceptions above your limit need a person.
- Finance approves every payment.
The result
What you get
- Order and return questions answered at once, at any hour
- Supplier invoices captured and matched without retyping
Your data stays in your environment · every action is logged · people approve what matters
What it is
AI Agents for Retail & E-commerce, in plain language.
We build AI agents that connect to your store, helpdesk, accounts and marketing tools. They answer order and return questions, read supplier invoices, draft product descriptions, plan campaigns, clean customer data and prepare sales reports. Each one hands over to a person when a rule or a refund is involved.
The work
What slows it down
The AI agent you get
Where people approve
Order and return questions
What slows it down: Agents answer the same questions hundreds of times.
Customer Support Agent. Looks up the order, answers from your policy, and starts simple returns.
People approve: Refunds and exceptions above your limit need a person.
Supplier invoices
What slows it down: Bills in many formats are entered and matched by hand.
Invoice & AP Agent. Reads each invoice, matches it to the purchase order, and flags differences.
People approve: Finance approves every payment.
Product catalogue
What slows it down: New products wait for titles, descriptions and attributes.
Generative AI Applications. Drafts product content from supplier data in your brand style.
People approve: A merchandiser approves content before it is published.
Campaign calendar
What slows it down: Offers and emails are planned late and built in a rush.
Marketing Campaign Agent. Drafts segments, emails and schedules from your calendar and stock.
People approve: Marketing approves every campaign before sending.
Customer and loyalty data
What slows it down: Duplicates and gaps make targeting inaccurate.
CRM Data Quality Agent. Finds duplicates, fills gaps and standardises records.
People approve: Merges above a set confidence are automatic; the rest are reviewed.
Sales and stock reports
What slows it down: Daily numbers are pulled together manually.
Reporting Agent. Prepares daily and weekly reports with a short written summary.
People approve: A manager reviews before reports are shared.
Who it's for
Written for retail and e-commerce businesses.
Online stores, marketplace sellers, D2C brands and retail chains with physical shops. These are the people we usually work with:
- Founders and business owners
- E-commerce and digital heads
- IT and store systems managers
- Marketing and CRM managers
- Customer service leads
- Finance and supply chain managers
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Why it matters
Why this matters for retail and e-commerce businesses.
Retail work is high in volume and repeats daily. Support queues rise sharply during sales. Thousands of products need accurate descriptions. Supplier bills arrive in every format. Small delays add up to lost orders and late payments. Agents keep routine work moving at any hour and at any volume.
How we work
How we work with retail and e-commerce businesses.
Start small, prove the value, then extend.
- Step 01
Discover
We map workflows, data and systems to find the use cases with the clearest return.
- Step 02
Pilot
A working agent or automation is delivered against one high-impact workflow, measured against a baseline.
- Step 03
Harden
Security, permissions, evaluation and human-in-the-loop controls are added before scale-up.
- Step 04
Scale
Proven automations are rolled out across teams, monitored and continuously improved.
What you get
The results you can expect.
- Order and return questions answered at once, at any hour
- Supplier invoices captured and matched without retyping
- Product content drafted in your style, ready for review
- Cleaner customer data for better campaigns
- Sales and stock reports prepared on a schedule
We do not promise fixed numbers before we have seen your systems. In the first call we agree what to measure, and we report against it.
FAQ
AI agents for retail and e-commerce: common questions.
Can the agent see live order status?
Yes, when it is connected to your store and courier systems through their APIs. We check each connection in discovery.
Will the agent give refunds on its own?
Only if you want it to, and only inside limits you set. Many clients start with every refund approved by a person, then relax the rule for small amounts once they trust the results.
Does it work in more than one language?
Modern AI models can read and reply in many languages. We test quality in each language you need before going live and keep a person in the loop where quality is not good enough.
Will AI agents replace staff in retail and e-commerce businesses?
That is not how we design them. Agents take routine, repeated steps. People keep decisions, exceptions and conversations that need judgement. Every agent has clear points where a person approves.
How do we start?
With one process that has real volume and a result you can measure. We run a small pilot, compare it with how the work was done before, and extend only if it proves its value.
How is our data protected?
Each agent gets only the access it needs, and its actions are logged. Before any build we agree with you where data is processed and stored and which AI model is used. Our cybersecurity team reviews the design.
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