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eCommerce Customer Service Outsourcing Solutions

Deliver a reliable customer support solution with fully managed inbound contacts with unwavering quality, freeing up your resources to focus on other aspects of your business.


  • 300 Seats

    Managed Team

    Capacity for more home workers

  • UK-Based

    2 National Sites

    Providing Scalability

  • KPIs

    Bespoke Reporting

    Dashboard Reports Avaiable

  • 10+ years

    Client retention

    Partnership approach

What is eCommerce Customer Service Outsourcing?

eCommerce customer service outsourcing is hiring a provider like us to handle your retail customer service tasks. This aims to improve the customer experience in eCommerce.

Our research into what your customers want from a contact centre reveals the potential business-critical consequences of poor customer service and what consumers seek from a positive customer service experience. Armed with this knowledge, our team understands the urgency and strives to provide the best service possible.

By ensuring efficient communication, we empower online retail businesses to achieve their goals and maintain strong connections with their customers and key stakeholders. For example, our call centre solutions can handle a range of tasks, including managing customer enquiries, processing returns, and providing technical support. 

Outsourced eCommerce Customer Support: Elevating Customer Service and Sales for Retailers

From eCommerce product queries and sales peaks, we leverage the latest technology to integrate seamlessly across all digital and voice platforms, offering a seamless multi-channel or complete omni-channel contact centre experience.

  • Inbound callsProfessional call handling for orders, products, and general queries. We offer overflow and out-of-hours coverage for ultimate flexibility.
  • Live chat support: Real-time assistance on your website to maximise sales conversions and satisfaction.
  • Email support: Ensuring all post-sale and detailed enquiries are promptly and professionally managed.

  • Social media support: Monitoring and responding to direct messages and comments on platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.

  • Mobile support: Addressing urgent queries via SMS, WhatsApp, and other text-based channels.

Consumer power is increasing with access to more shopping platforms and buying choices than ever before. With multiple ways to address a purchasing need, retailers must maintain a strong position to secure that all-important sale.

At Whistl, we set ourselves apart with our highly skilled agents. They are dedicated and bring a wealth of experience in providing superior outsourced eCommerce customer service. Our eCommerce support and eCommerce support services are tailored specifically for eCommerce stores and retail operations, ensuring seamless customer experiences across all touchpoints.

Comprehensive eCommerce Customer Service and Support

We deliver a complete suite of services across all contact channels, ensuring your customers receive support when and how they need it. Our highly skilled, UK-based agents are trained to represent your brand standard.

Whistl's Core eCommerce Contact Centre Services Include:

  • Customer Support & Product Queries: Handling all inbound inquiries via our expert help desk.

  • Customer Delivery Management: Providing detailed logistics, tracking information, and managing carrier claims.

  • Product Return Management: Efficiently processing returns, damaged items, and exchanges.

  • Compliant Management: Taking ownership of customer complaints to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution.

  • Loyalty Program Management: Assisting with program inquiries and maximising customer retention.

  • Trustpilot/Review Management: Proactively managing and responding to customer reviews across platforms.

  • Data Entry & Cleansing: Maintaining an effective CRM system to improve sales efforts and reduce marketing costs.

  • Outbound Services: Managing appointment setting, supplier outreach, and targeted sales calls.

Why Whistl for eCommerce Customer Service?

Whistl is uniquely positioned to understand retailers' needs. As a business, we work across the entire lifecycle—from advertising and fulfilment to product delivery to end customers —supporting customer service needs with our contact centre solutions. Benefit from:

  • UK-based team of experienced, skilled agents:

Here at Whistl, our contact centre agents are well-equipped to deliver an engaging service and are experienced in handling queries and complaints across various platforms. You can always rely on us to manage variable contact volumes, even in peak periods, with a consistent tone of voice across your channels.

  • Essential reporting and analysis of customer behaviours:

We can provide critical customer insights and reports, ensuring you are always informed and can make informed decisions. Aside from providing insights, regular reporting can reduce contact volumes by helping you identify and address the challenges your customers are experiencing.

  • Multichannel support:

With the latest technology and seamless integrations, we can quickly meet your current contact challenges. Whether your business needs inbound call support to cover holidays or sickness patterns or multichannel contact support for emails, web chat, or social media, we are here to help.

  • Saving costs

When you work with us, you can maximise revenue with a secure payment infrastructure while reducing customer service costs. These cost savings will allow you to allocate resources more effectively in your business. Additionally, you can tailor our solution to your budget needs, so you never have to be out of pocket.

  • Enhancing your customer experience

We can offer customers a better delivery experience by providing detailed logistics and tracking information, which increases their satisfaction and loyalty, and, in the long run, your CSAT and NPS scores. We can give post-sale support to product queries, warranties, and returns via phone and multichannel platforms.

The Benefits of Outsourcing eCommerce Customer Service to Whistl

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People

Our eCommerce customer service advisors are professionally trained by you, meaning you can exact your customer service standards.

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Systems

Utilising CRM and integrating with OMS/payment gateways/eCommerce software provides streamlined customer support.

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Platforms

Seamlessly managing all channels, we can handle inbound and outbound calls, emails, webchat, and social media interactions.

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Reporting

Our reporting platform allows transparent, concise, insightful reporting, driving intelligent business strategies for more informed, data-driven decisions.

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Processing

We can process product returns and damaged items, manage carrier claims, or handle all of your customer complaints.

Whistl has been our trusted partner for over 14 years, providing our online and retail business with the flexible, reliable support we need to allow us to concentrate on growing the business. We know our customers are safe in their hands!

Dick Jude, General Manager The Noble Collection

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Flexible Contact Centre Services for The Noble Collection

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Whistl's Contact Centre Memberships and Accreditations

Frequently Asked Questions: eCommerce Customer Service Support

How long does it take to start managing our customer service?

The timeline for a customer service program can vary depending on complexity and scale. However, a straightforward implementation could be within 4 to 8 weeks from contract signing to the first call. This includes training agents to become experts in your product/service.

How quickly can Whistl scale our team up or down?

With hundreds of physical seats across two UK sites plus home worker capacity, we adjust staffing based on your call volume, allowing us to respond to your call demand.  For example, if you experience a 40% spike during peak season, we allocate additional agents for the period. When demand drops, we scale back the resource, meaning you pay only for what you use, eliminating fixed overhead and employment costs.

What's your average agent tenure and why does that matter?

Whistl agents have an average tenure of 9-10 years, compared to the contact centre industry average of 1-2 years. The extended tenure allows our teams to resolve issues faster (first-contact resolution), understand your business better, and provide superior customer experience. Our clients benefit from consistent service quality and institutional knowledge that new hires can't replicate.

What data reporting is available?

Reports are tailored to both the set KPIs and objectives. For example, the reports can include raw channel data, trend analysis, agent performance breakdowns, and strategic insights for continuous improvement (e.g. typical call times or reasons for contact). 

Can Whistl integrate with our existing systems?

Yes. Our platform integrates with most CRM systems, ticketing software, and business tools. Integration means agents have real-time access to customer history, order information, and account details - enabling faster resolution and better personalisation without manual data entry.