Industry · Retail & E-Commerce

AI for Retail & E-Commerce — Pre-Purchase Q&A, WhatsApp Cart Recovery, Live in 30 Days.

We deploy production AI chatbots for D2C, retail, and e-commerce brands across MENA and the UK. Pre-purchase Q&A, size and stock checks, abandoned-cart recovery on WhatsApp, post-purchase support, and CRM-integrated lead routing — shipped in 30 days, not six months.

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The pattern we keep seeing in retail

  • Pre-purchase questions go unanswered overnight, and you lose the customer to a competitor by morning.
  • Abandoned-cart recovery is still being run by an email tool that ignores the dominant channel for your customer base — WhatsApp.
  • Returns and shipping inquiries eat 50–70% of customer service capacity but follow predictable patterns the AI could handle.
  • Existing chatbot tools can't check live inventory, can't respect your shipping windows, and can't route post-purchase issues into your helpdesk with full context.

+44%

Lead capture rate

Retail client, post-launch

+150%

Qualified inquiry rate

WhatsApp + web combined

30 days

From contract to live

Average across 2024 deployments

What we deploy for retail clients

Pre-purchase product Q&A

Size, fit, material, stock availability, and shipping-window questions answered in real time on web and WhatsApp. Live inventory checks against your Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom catalog backend.

Abandoned-cart recovery on WhatsApp

Trigger consented WhatsApp recovery messages with personalised product details, current stock status, and one-tap checkout links. Higher open and conversion rates than email — when handled compliantly.

Post-purchase support automation

Order tracking, returns initiation, refund status, and exchange handling automated end-to-end, with escalation paths to your helpdesk for non-routine cases. Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, and Freshdesk supported.

Lead routing to sales teams

High-intent inquiries (B2B wholesale, bulk orders, custom requests) qualified and routed to the right sales person in HubSpot or Salesforce, with full conversation context and pricing tier flags.

Related case study

Atlas Retail: +44% lead capture in 35 days

How Atlas Retail increased lead capture rate by 44% with intelligent lead routing and WhatsApp automation, from concept to live in 35 days.

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Retail AI questions

Which e-commerce platforms do you integrate with?

Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and most custom catalog backends with REST or GraphQL APIs. We do live stock and price checks against your platform, not against a stale snapshot.

Is WhatsApp Business compliant for cart-recovery messages?

Yes — when handled correctly. We manage Meta Business verification, message-template approval, and consent-managed opt-in flows so your WhatsApp messaging stays within Meta's commerce-policy guidelines and local marketing-consent law (GDPR, PDPL, etc.).

Can the AI handle multilingual customer queries?

Yes. We support Arabic (Modern Standard, Khaleeji, Najdi), English, and French as standard, plus other languages on request. Customers can switch languages mid-conversation and the AI responds in the same register.

What CRMs and helpdesks do you integrate with?

HubSpot, Salesforce, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom, and any platform with a REST API or webhook. Lead handoff and ticket creation include full conversation context and customer purchase history.

How long until our retail AI is live?

Standard timeline is 30 days from signed contract to live production, including WhatsApp Business API verification and full e-commerce integration. Single-workflow deployments can ship in 14 days for tightly-scoped Launch tier engagements.

What does a retail AI deployment cost?

Retail engagements typically run $2,500 to $25,000+ USD as one-time fees, depending on the number of workflows, channels, and integrations. Pricing is structured 50% on signing and 50% at go-live. See alsolutionsai.online/pricing for full details.

Ready to deploy AI for your retail business?

Book a 30-minute audit. We'll review your current customer touchpoints, identify three specific automation opportunities, and send you a written scope report — no commitment.