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Conversational AI Support Agent for Automating Retail Customer Queries

Conversational AI Support Agent for Automating Retail Customer Queries

A large omnichannel retail brand headquartered in Toronto, Canada, experienced high inbound support volume across order tracking, return requests, and product inquiries. Their human agents struggled to manage peak-hour load across chat, app, and web channels. To improve availability and reduce operational overhead, the company partnered with an AI engineering team to build a 24×7 conversational AI agent capable of resolving common support queries autonomously.

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42%

Reduction in support volume

35%

Improvement in first-contact resolution

58%

Faster response times

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Problem Statement

  • Order tracking queries accounted for nearly 55% of all conversations.
  • Human agents manually validated order IDs and shipping details, increasing resolution time.
  • Refund and replacement workflows required multiple steps, creating delays during peak seasons.
  • No automated system existed for FAQs or product recommendations.
  • Support quality varied across agents, impacting user satisfaction.

Industry: Retail

Services: Conversational AI, Intelligent Agent Development

Region: Canada

Our Tech Stack

Tech stack we used

Solution Approach

  • Defined 32 high-volume intents (tracking, refunds, returns, product lookup, store hours, offers).
  • Trained a Rasa NLU model using real historical chat transcripts for improved intent accuracy.
  • Implemented authentication middleware to validate users before accessing order information.
  • Integrated with the Shopify Admin API to fetch tracking updates, check refund eligibility, and process return requests.
  • Built a product-recommendation layer backed by ElasticSearch using keyword + similarity queries.
  • Developed multi-channel deployment via Twilio Conversations API, providing seamless support across web, app, WhatsApp, and SMS.
  • Implemented escalation rules to transfer complex cases to human agents along with conversation history.
  • Added a monitoring dashboard using Kibana for continuous improvement based on conversation analytics.

Benefits

  • Support ticket volume decreased by 42%, reducing load on human agents.
  • Enabled instant responses across multiple channels, improving user satisfaction.
  • Automated refunds, tracking, and FAQ responses reduced average resolution time.
  • Consistent and accurate assistance improved brand perception.
  • Human agents focused on high-value support cases instead of repetitive tasks.

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