Digital shipping company Stamp Free has partnered with Royal Mail to offer a seamless, efficient and user-friendly returns experience using the company’s AppFree platform.
By using the platform, Royal Mail customers will now be able to send their e-commerce returns quickly and easily through WhatsApp. Shoppers simply initiate the return by sending a message on WhatsApp or scanning a QR code that launches WhatsApp. They then log their return details via WhatsApp, receiving either a QR code for in-person drop-off or a printable label for their parcel.
Royal Mail processes the returns through drop-off points or doorstep collection – with all tracking updates still self-contained in WhatsApp, giving transparency and peace of mind during the return journey.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Royal Mail to bring this innovative returns solution to the market,” said Hugh Craigie Halkett, CEO and founder at Stamp Free. “By leveraging the power of WhatsApp, we’re making returns as effortless as sending a message to a friend. Together, Stamp Free and Royal Mail are redefining the way e-commerce retailers approach returns, offering a service that is not only efficient but also customer friendly.”
Stamp Free is developing integration capabilities with other universally adopted messaging apps such as iMessage and Facebook Messenger.