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What Delivery Updates Do Your Customers Want to Receive?

By parcelLab Team 4 min read

Customer expectations around delivery communications have shifted significantly. The public now relies on online shopping and deliveries in a way they haven't before, creating heightened concerns about availability, shipping processes, and potential delays.

All-in-One Tracking Page

Providing customers with an Order Status page (branded tracking page) delivers automatic delivery updates. This approach reduces customer anxiety and the need for support inquiries. The page can be optimized with embedded product recommendations to drive repeat purchases and rating tools to increase reviews.

Key Insight

Branded tracking pages serve double duty: they reduce support inquiries while creating high-engagement touchpoints for product recommendations and review collection.

Event-Triggered Delivery Updates

Research indicates customers desire proactive delivery progress updates. During periods of extended delivery times and limited customer service availability, communicating changes -- particularly delays or stock issues -- quickly becomes essential for managing expectations.

Embedded Content

Incorporating branded content and product recommendations into delivery update emails differentiates the customer experience while boosting engagement and click-through rates by delivering relevant, trustworthy information. Customers are highly receptive to content within transactional emails because they already trust the sender.

Keep in Touch

Retailers can customize communications through the parcelLab platform to match their brand voice and customer preferences. The key is consistency -- every delivery update should feel like it comes from your brand, not a third-party carrier.

Customers want proactive, branded, and relevant delivery updates. By combining all-in-one tracking pages, event-triggered notifications, and embedded content, retailers can transform routine shipping communications into powerful engagement opportunities.

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