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Retail & Ecommerce

AI agents for retail and ecommerce in the UAE: order questions, returns and status updates handled end to end, without a support queue building up.

The same handful of questions fills your support inbox, every single day.

Most retail support volume is a handful of questions repeated: where is my order, can I return this, when will it restock. A Wakil agent answers them on WhatsApp or Instagram in seconds, reading live order status from your commerce platform instead of guessing.

It captures returns and exchanges properly, with the order details attached, and makes only the record changes you have permitted. Once the issue is closed it checks the customer is satisfied, which turns a support contact into a reason to buy again.

In practice

A UAE online retailer moved 68% of order-status and returns enquiries off its support queue, cutting first-response time from 9 hours to 30 seconds.

Anonymised example. Figures are indicative.

The end to end workflow

Every step, from first message to closed loop.

5 steps · 0 human checkpoints · the agent handles everything in between.

01

Order question

WhatsApp · Instagram

Takes “where is my order?” on the channel the customer already uses.

WhatsApp · Instagram
02

Status lookup

Commerce platform

Reads the live order status from your own system.

Shopify
03

Return or exchange

Return record

Captures the request with the order details attached.

Return record
04

System update

Commerce platform

Makes only the permitted record change, nothing beyond its agreed permissions.

Shopify
05

Follow-up

WhatsApp

Checks the customer is satisfied once the issue is resolved.

WhatsApp

Systems connected

WhatsAppShopifyInstagramQuickBooks

Where humans stay in control

    What changes for you

    • Repetitive questions handled without a human
    • Order data pulled live, never guessed
    • Returns captured properly instead of lost in chat
    Case studies

    What this looks like in practice.

    Anonymised results from live deployments with Retail & Ecommerce clients in the UAE. Names are withheld at their request and figures are indicative.

    UAE online retailer, Shopify

    Order status and returns enquiries filled the support queue, with a nine hour first response.

    The agent reads live order status, captures returns with the order details, and follows up after resolution.

    68%
    Enquiries deflected
    30 sec
    First response
    was 9 hours
    4.7/5
    Post contact rating
    Dubai fashion label, Instagram and WhatsApp

    Instagram messages went unread for days and customers bought elsewhere.

    The same agent runs on both channels, answering stock, sizing and delivery questions.

    2 min
    Instagram response
    was 3 days
    29%
    Repeat orders
    0
    Messages left unread
    Common questions

    What retail & ecommerce teams ask us first.

    Does it have access to live order data?

    Yes. It reads order status directly from your commerce platform, so the customer gets the real answer rather than a holding reply.

    Can it process refunds?

    It captures the return or exchange and makes only the record changes you have explicitly permitted. Payment movements stay with your team unless you decide otherwise.

    Will it work on Instagram as well as WhatsApp?

    Yes. The same agent runs on both, so the customer gets an answer on whichever channel they already used to reach you.

    Your next step

    See this workflow scoped for your business.

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