Automating 50% of support: how VARUS moved to next‑gen e‑commerce with ConnectiveOne

Featuring, E‑Commerce Director

Operating market
Ukraine
Stores
120+
Founded
1994
Team
Україна

Results

50% of tickets automated

x2 support capacity

−30% до середнього часу відповіді

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All channels and workflows in one place

How e‑commerce support worked before ConnectiveOne

Until autumn 2024, e‑commerce support was handled by an outsourced contact centre using its own tools. Customer requests were logged in the helpdesk, but the only real touchpoint was a toll‑free hotline

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“The primary customer touchpoint was still the phone line — no longer sufficient for today’s market. In store, shoppers can always ask for advice; online, for years customers had only one option: a phone call.”

E‑Commerce Director VARUS

Олена Носанова

Why VARUS.UA built an in‑house support team

As order volumes grew, so did customer enquiries. The outsourced contact centre was losing cost‑efficiency and lacked the agility the business needed. The ROI for an in‑house contact centre proved stronger than further scaling the outsource, so the company made a strategic decision to launch its own e‑commerce support team.

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Challenges

After setting up its in‑house contact centre, VARUS recognised that delivering high‑quality service wasn’t feasible without a modern AI platform. Agents were switching between siloed interfaces — separate tools for calls, email, web and chat — complicating operations and training and slowing response times.

E-Commerce Director VARUS

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“It was critical to adopt a centralised platform that unifies all channels and enables high‑quality service management. Implementing ConnectiveOne for e‑commerce was the logical next step, as other departments were already using the platform.”

How the transformation unfolded

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Omnichannel ecosystem

Agents work from a single workspace across all channels; customers can contact the brand in whatever way suits them.

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AI Agent in Support

Deployed in one month, taking over standard, repetitive enquiries.

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Low‑code for speed

The VARUS team configures and adapts service flows on its own.

Next steps

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One workspace

Integrate telephony into the platform so agents handle every interaction from a single screen.

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More automation

Instrument core processes with triggers that detect events and launch the right actions automatically, without manual intervention.

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Smarter AI Agent

Continuously measure performance and expand use cases to grow the share of automated resolutions.

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Towards Zero‑Touch Support

Minimise the need to contact support through intuitive self‑service and proactive automation.

E-Commerce Director VARUS

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"Recruiting and training matter, but modern tooling is like an extra set of hands for an agent"
“We’re already seeing financial and operational returns: support is scaling without increases in headcount or costs — and customers are satisfied.”

E-Commerce Director VARUS

Олег Спірін

Advice

“My recommendation to other businesses: solve real use cases, not just chase ‘trendy’ products. Choose technology that adapts to your business, not the other way round. ConnectiveOne’s flexibility was evident from the first weeks — starting with the AI Agent.”

E-Commerce Director VARUS

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