As AI evolves consumer expectations across digital buying journeys, shoppers’ delivery demands have moved past expectations around low or no shipping costs and fulfilment speed to focus on precision and hyper-accuracy, the latest data from Ingrid, the leading delivery intelligence platform, reveals.
Original research of over 1,000 shoppers by Ingrid showed that real-time fulfilment windows topped consumers’ demands when it came to improving their delivery experiences when shopping online (51%).
This was followed by 40% of customers who want more accurate delivery times based on real-world information, underscoring the growing demand for precision in AI-supported purchasing journeys.
Figures from Ingrid’s platform showed that delivery accuracy was not just rising up the consumer agenda but was also having a material impact on retailers’ online performance. 86% of brands reported an increased conversion rate when deploying predictive delivery times, as well reducing the operational impact of WISMO (Where Is My Order) enquiries and boosting customer satisfaction and repeat purchases.
“When once retailers would have competed hard on free delivery, low shipping fees or fulfilment speed as primary conversion drivers, AI is now redefining this, prompting a shift towards consumer demands for hyper-accuracy and precision,” said Pior Zaleski, Founder & CPTO of Ingrid.
“As consumers move one click closer to zero-click commerce, arriving at the point of purchase with more information than ever before, they are acting more decisively when they’re ready to buy, evolving the focus away from ‘fast and free’ to precise, predictable and convenient delivery experiences,” he commented.
Figures in Ingrid’s poll showed that more than twice as many consumers want AI to drive precision (51%) over lower shipping prices (25%) to improve their delivery experiences, while a further quarter (23%) expect more dynamic delivery fees, where shipping prices adapt based on live data.
Speed of shipping has not fallen out of favour entirely with shoppers, still ranking third among the ways consumers believe AI could improve fulfilment – but the shift lies in how they expect AI to deliver it.
“Instead of blanket demands for speed, shoppers now want intelligence hard-baked into fulfilment,” Zaleski added. “They now expect data-driven deliveries to be orchestrated using real-world information, such as live routing, carrier optimisation and options that factor in network capacity and operational conditions, to create quicker, more predictable outcomes.”
Already live across the Nordics, Ingrid will roll out its Predictive Delivery Time capabilities as well as its new Profit Optimised Delivery feature, which uses AI-powered estimated delivery costs to influence how shipping methods are ranked at checkout, across its platform for UK retailers in July.
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