Retail & E-Commerce

Decathlon: Use the Right Tools to Double Customer Service Efficiency

Decathlon used Automa RPA to automate 770+ business scenarios, saving 10,000+ labor days. Automation covers refund processing, logistics tracking, and review management, streamlining operations and accelerating digital transformation.

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"Automa's digital empowerment enhances people's work efficiency, driving rapid business growth and playing a vital role in the new era of commercial competition."

Lewis Kennedy·Smart Customer Service Leader at Decathlon

"Automa's digital empowerment enhances people's work efficiency, driving rapid business growth and playing a vital role in the new era of commercial competition", said Lewis Kennedy, Smart Customer Service Leader at Decathlon.

About Decathlon

Decathlon is a French sporting goods retailer. It supports the entire sports industry chain, from chain store operations to a comprehensive range of private label products, divided into 20 distinct brands by sport category. Whether for beginners or professional athletes, Decathlon offers sports apparel, equipment, and a variety of innovative products. Its full industry chain control model ensures high cost-effectiveness for its products.

Decathlon has successfully implemented Automa RPA technology, developing over 770 applications across customer service, operations, data, marketing, finance, and other departments. This has resulted in more than 10,000 days of labor efficiency gains. With Automa RPA, Decathlon has automated key e-commerce scenarios such as automatic refunds, logistics analysis, and review management, freeing employees from tedious tasks, improving work quality and efficiency, and accelerating the digital transformation of its e-commerce business.

Operational Statistics:

  • Total Applications Developed: 770+

  • Average Daily Runtime: 100+ hours

  • Significant Labor Cost Savings

Covered Teams:

Customer Service, Operations, Data, Marketing, Finance, and more

Covered Scenarios:

  1. Tmall refund logistics analysis for shipped orders, batch invoice reminders, Tmall review management and acquisition, Tmall automatic returns, real-time traffic monitoring on Tmall

  2. Xiaowangshen data conversion and warehousing, Alipay refund table processing, JD self-service after-sales pending receipt inquiry, Douyin video comment collection

  3. OMS retrieval of Douyin gift order information, OMS order search and logistics inquiry, OMS associated order number search

  4. Automated merchant confirmation for exchanges, automated reshipment creation, AG return information inquiry by logistics number

Achieved Results:

  1. Automated processing of tedious tasks reduces repetitive work and boosts efficiency

  2. Employees can focus more on high-value tasks, improving work quality and outcomes

  3. Decathlon's e-commerce department has achieved digital transformation through Automa RPA, driving efficient growth and strengthening its competitive advantage

770+ business scenarios covered

100+ hours average daily runtime

62 digital workforce added

Automa Deliverables

Challenge 1: High volume of customer communication and inquiries: Customer service staff must answer a wide range of customer questions, but heavy communication demands lead to high pressure, delayed responses, and inconsistent service quality.

Solution 1: RPA robots can automatically operate chat software such as Qianniu and Jingmai to reach customers in bulk, answer various questions, and facilitate transactions.

  1. Bulk sending customized messages

Challenge 2: Complex logistics tracking and communication: Customer service staff need to track shipment status and communicate with users to ensure timely delivery. Miscommunication or inaccurate information can result in complaints and negative reviews.

Solution 2: RPA enables real-time logistics tracking and automated communication with users. Customer service staff no longer need to manually input or query information, improve response efficiency and accuracy, and enhance customer experience.

  1. AG return information inquiry by logistics number

  2. Logistics information inquiry

Challenge 3: Massive data processing and analysis: E-commerce customer service must handle large volumes of order data, user feedback, and after-sales records, which is time-consuming and error-prone when done manually.

Solution 3: RPA technology automates the extraction of order, inventory, and return data, as well as data processing, cleaning, and integration, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.

  1. Logistics analysis for shipped refunds

  2. Shipping warehouse capture by logistics number

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