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Stop Revenue Leakage: Convert Refunds into Profitable Exchanges

Every time a customer defaults to a cash refund, you're not just losing a sale; you're losing revenue and future value. This 'refund-first' approach directly damages your bottom line, increases customer churn, and erodes the ROI from your marketing channels. The initial cost to acquire that customer is lost, and a crucial opportunity to build loyalty through a positive exchange experience is squandered.

This playbook details the 'Balanced Personalization Stack,' a powerful solution designed to turn the returns process from a cost center into a revenue generator. By integrating Rebuy's AI-powered personalization engine with the Gorgias customer support platform, you can proactively offer intelligent exchange options. Rebuy's engine analyzes customer behavior to suggest perfect alternatives—like a different size, color, or a complementary new item. These smart recommendations are surfaced directly to your support agents within Gorgias, empowering them to transform a potential refund request into a valuable exchange, or even an upsell, delighting the customer and protecting your revenue.

Expected Outcomes

  • Drastically reduce cash refunds by increasing your exchange rate.
  • Recover revenue that would otherwise be lost.
  • Increase Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) and reduce churn.
  • Improve the ROI on your customer acquisition costs (CAC).
  • Transform a negative return experience into a positive, brand-building interaction.

Core Tools in This Stack

Rebuy Engine

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An e-commerce personalization platform that helps brands increase average order value (AOV) with AI-powered upsells, cross-sells, and product recommendations throughout the entire customer journey, from the homepage to post-purchase.

Key Features
  • AI-Powered Product Recommendations
  • Smart Cart with in-cart offers
  • Checkout Upsells & Cross-sells
  • Post-Purchase Offers
  • A/B/n Testing & Optimization
  • No-Code Drag-and-Drop Editor
  • Personalized Landing Pages
  • Detailed Analytics and Reporting
Ideal For

Company Size: Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Retail & E-commerce, Health & Wellness, Business & Professional Services

Pricing

Model: Subscription, Usage-based

Tier: Mid-range

Ease of Use

Easy to use

Gorgias

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Gorgias is a leading customer support helpdesk designed specifically for e-commerce businesses, centralizing all customer interactions to turn service into a profit center through automation and deep platform integrations.

Key Features
  • Centralized Ticket Management
  • Deep E-commerce Integrations (Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento)
  • Automation Suite (Macros, Rules, Intents)
  • Omnichannel Support (Email, Live Chat, Phone, SMS, Social Media)
  • Revenue Generation Tools (Chat Campaigns, Sales Tracking)
  • AI-Powered Assistance (Summarization, Sentiment Analysis)
  • Self-Service Portal (Help Center, Order Tracking)
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Retail & E-commerce

Pricing

Model: Subscription-based, Usage-based

Tier: Mid-range

Ease of Use

User-friendly

The Workflow

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Integration Logic

  • Rebuy SmartExchange

    When a support agent opens a customer ticket in Gorgias, the Rebuy SmartExchange widget appears in the sidebar. The widget is an HTML integration that securely loads customer and order data from your e-commerce platform via the Rebuy Engine. The agent can initiate a return or exchange process directly within the widget. Rebuy's AI analyzes the returned item, the customer's purchase history, and your configured merchandising rules to suggest intelligent product alternatives, bundles, or upgrades. The agent presents these options to the customer, and if accepted, a new draft order is created in your e-commerce backend (e.g., Shopify), effectively turning a potential refund into a new sale.

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