Every order delivered. Every exception resolved.
Back-end fulfillment operations keeping orders moving and post-purchase promises kept.
Managing our consumer experience is complex. The communications and clarity we now get are taking that complexity away. Through a simplified, harmonized approach, Firstsource has created a solution with a consistent methodology and real benefits at its core."
WHY THIS MATTERS
Consumers expect more. Retailers are under-invested.
AI investment in post-purchase lags far behind pre-purchase.
Delivery expectations
56%
of consumers expect same-day or two-day delivery as a standard option. Fulfillment performance is a primary loyalty and churn driver.
Cart.com 2025 Fulfillment Industry Report
Returns burden
16.9%
of 2024 retail sales ended in a return, representing an $890BN reverse logistics challenge.
National Retail Federation (NRF) + Happy Returns (a UPS company)
Offshore transformation
30%
average operational cost reduction achieved through offshore fulfillment transformation for retail clients.
MHI & Deloitte 2025 Industry Survey + retail case study averages
PROVEN OUTCOMES
Retail fulfillment pressure met, margins protected
Logistics and fulfillment results from live retail operations, delivered in production.
50%
revenue growth
A post-transformation program, for a furniture retailer, delivered a 50% increase in revenue from deliveries.
40%
operational cost saving
A top five UK supermarket offshore migration program delivered 40% average savings on UK operational fulfillment costs.
16X
response improvement
Average speed of answer at a furniture retailer improved 16X following the transformation program.
solution deep dive
End-to-end fulfillment. One retail operation.
These are the fulfillment and operations capabilities Firstsource brings to retail, from back-end exception management through to merchant and trust operations.
Operate the fulfillment estate behind the customer promise
We run the back-end fulfillment workflows that sit behind every delivery commitment—order processing, exception management, carrier liaison, and escalation handling across a single integrated operation.
- Zendesk and CRM integration
- Back-end platform integration
- Continuous workflow optimization
Resolve every shipment failure before the customer chases
We manage logistics support and shipping operations that keep customers informed and exceptions resolved without requiring the customer to follow up.
- Lost-in-transit investigation and resolution
- Proactive customer communication
- Carrier performance monitoring
- Returns logistics coordination
- Escalation for chronic failure patterns
- Insight reporting to supply chain leadership
Give every advisor real-time stock visibility at first contact
We operate inventory back-office functions that maintain the accuracy of stock data across commerce platforms, CRM, and customer-facing channels.
- Real-time inventory visibility in CRM
- First-contact stock query resolution
- Inventory discrepancy identification
- Back-end system integration across WMS and ERP
- Commerce platform integration
- Insight reporting to buying and operations teams
Identify what is driving cost and volume before it compounds
We manage fulfillment performance using contact data, carrier data, and operational analytics to identify the processes, carriers, and product categories generating the greatest cost, volume, and customer dissatisfaction.
- Cost-to-serve analysis
- SLA management and escalation
- Offshore and nearshore operation design
- Transition management
- Continuous performance reporting
WHO WE SERVE
Built for every retail operating model
Retail segments, each with its own fulfillment pressures, channel mix, and customer expectations, each served with a model built around them.
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Consumer brands
Own the post-purchase experience end to end.
D2C brands own every customer interaction. There is no retailer to absorb fulfillment issues, returns friction, or service failures. Firstsource embeds into fulfillment and customer operations, managing contact volumes, exception handling, and loyalty interactions at the speed D2C growth demands.
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Omnichannel and specialty retailers
Unify fulfillment across every channel
Omnichannel and specialty retailers must meet customer expectations across stores, websites, and apps, each generating its own service and fulfillment demands. Firstsource centralizes support operations to manage order inquiries, delivery exceptions, and returns across channels through a single, connected customer experience.
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Retail marketplaces
Protect platform quality at scale
Marketplaces operate at a scale and complexity that quickly outgrows fragmented support models. Firstsource supports seller operations, catalog management, dispute resolution, and trust and safety functions, helping maintain platform quality while accelerating resolution and supporting growth.
CUSTOMER STORY
Deliveries that drove 50% revenue growth for a furniture retailer
A leading furniture retailer experienced a surge in customer demand as order volumes accelerated rapidly. Existing service operations struggled to keep pace, resulting in long wait times, lower answer rates, and growing pressure on the customer experience.
Firstsource transformed the customer service operation into a more scalable and responsive model capable of supporting sustained growth. Customer answer rates increased to more than 90%, while response times improved by 94%. The transformation also improved operational efficiency and supported a 50% increase in delivery-related revenue.
Firstsource transformed the customer service operation into a more scalable and responsive model capable of supporting sustained growth. Customer answer rates increased to more than 90%, while response times improved by 94%. The transformation also improved operational efficiency and supported a 50% increase in delivery-related revenue.
90%
customer answer rate
94%
faster response time
TESTIMONIAL
Operators who changed how they run retail
We have come so far in this time and it's really down to all of your hard work. It's also worth pointing out that our competitors didn't make it onto any of the lists below. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in this journey of transformation.
You took over a significant backlog with zero experience of our business, right at the start of Retail Peak and Black Friday. You took control, spoke to customers without them having to wait. Being there for customers made a massive difference, taking us to a whole new level.
Managing our consumer experience is complex. The communications and the clarity we get from [Firstsource] is taking that complexity away. Through a simplified, harmonized approach, they have created a solution with a consistent methodology showing real benefits at its core.
INSIGHTS
Latest from the Firstsource team
Insights from the field, real operations, real outcomes, and perspectives from the people making it work in live operations.
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