Customer story · Agentic retention
Success story Aire

Aire scaled across Singapore without losing the human touch

Aire unified email marketing, WhatsApp and an AI customer assistant on Purands. Result: 8.2% higher customer retention in one quarter and 2× online revenue.

AI Assistant Retention WhatsApp
Aire · Retention 2026
Customer retention
+8.2%
in one quarter
Online revenue
doubled
Repeat orders over time Email · WhatsApp · AI
Industry
Consumer goods · Senior care
Region
Singapore
Channels
Email · WhatsApp · Web AI
Solutions
EDM · Retention · AI · Promos
About the customer

Aire makes incontinence care that respects dignity

Aire is a Singapore adult incontinence brand making pull-on pants and tape diapers, built with and for the senior community.

Products are designed with seniors, caregivers and healthcare professionals, and tailored for Asian bodies.

Aire sells through its own online store, major Singapore retailers and healthcare partners.

30%
of Singaporeans affected by incontinence
400M
people worldwide living with it
Designed in Singapore · tailored for Asian bodies · 25 years of R&D behind the core
Aire Adult Tape Diapers pack
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Hear it from the Aire team

Niv and Jay on scaling a senior-care brand across Singapore, and why keeping every customer relationship personal mattered more than moving fast.

8.2%
retention lift
online revenue
Nivedita Venkateish and Jay of Aire, filmed for the Purands customer story Customer interview
01 Before Purands

Scattered channels, siloed data

Aire grew from a handful of customers to shelves in every major Singapore store. Personal, one-to-one customer relationships broke down at scale in two ways.

Customer data lived in silos. Email, WhatsApp and web chat each ran separately, with their own journeys and their own records, so marketing and sales never saw the same customer.

Reorder cycles vary by customer. Some buy every 30 days, some every 90; some buy for a parent, some for themselves.

That nuance is easy to track for a handful of customers, and impossible at national scale.

Email and EDM

Campaign opens, no purchase context.

WhatsApp

Personal chats, invisible to marketing.

Web chat

Questions asked, answers never linked back.

01 The solution

One living customer view, every channel in one place

Purands unified marketing and sales data into one customer profile and connected every channel on a single platform, the one solution that fit all of Aire's use cases.

Reorder cadence, size preference and conversation history now live in one place. Marketing and sales share the same view, so every message reflects the individual customer.

Illustrative
Living customer profile All channels synced
MT
Mdm Tan
Example profile · buying for her father
48d
reorder cycle
CaregiverSize LPrefers WhatsApp
Asked about samples WhatsApp
Opened reorder reminder Email
Repeat purchase placed Web
ML Mr Lim Size XL · tape 30d
S Siti Buys for travel 90d
The result
8.2%
higher customer retention, in a single quarter
1 view
marketing and sales working from the same profile

“One solution that fits all our use cases.”

Jay, E-commerce Lead
02 Before Purands

Personal service that could not scale

Every customer question was answered by hand. Aire's older customers have specific needs, so the team replied personally on email and WhatsApp. That care built real trust.

Manual support does not scale. As Aire reached shelves nationwide, questions, reorders and sample requests outpaced a lean team.

  • Manual, all-day replies
  • Lean team, rising demand
  • Intimacy at risk
Illustrative
A typical morning, answered by hand 1 lean team
MT “Which size fits my father?” 08:12
ML “Can I get a sample before reordering?” 08:47
S “Do you have tape style in stock?” 09:03
and dozens more before noon
02 The solution

An AI assistant in Aire's voice, answering at any scale

Aire trained an AI customer assistant on its own brand voice. It handles reorders, sample requests and product questions around the clock, on the website and WhatsApp.

Support now scales without headcount. The assistant answers hundreds of conversations a week in seconds, and because it reads each customer's history, replies stay as specific as the ones Aire wrote by hand.

A person is one tap away when it matters.

340+
chats handled weekly
seconds
to first reply, any hour
Illustrative
Aire · AI Assistant Powered by Purands
Hi, my mum uses the size L pull-ups. Can I get more samples before I reorder?
Of course, happy to help you care for her. I can send a free Size L sample and, since you last reordered around 48 days ago, prepare a fresh pack too. Shall I?
Yes please. Is tape-style better for overnight?
For overnight, many caregivers prefer our Aire® Ultra Tape Diapers for heavier absorbency. Here are the sizes that suit her:
Aire Ultra Tape Diapers, Size S/M Aire® Ultra Tape DiapersSize S/M Aire Ultra Tape Diapers, Size L Aire® Ultra Tape DiapersSize L Aire Ultra Tape Diapers, Size XL Aire® Ultra Tape DiapersSize XL
Answered in seconds 1 of 340 chats this week
Inside the platform

Every conversation becomes structured customer data

The AI assistant does more than reply. As it chats, Purands extracts what matters into a structured profile: sizing, absorbency needs, skin sensitivities, budget and replenishment timing.

Depth no manual CRM could keep up with. Aire can recommend the right product, avoid the wrong materials and time the next reorder.

The detail was captured the moment the customer mentioned it.

10 traits
captured across 5 topics
0
static forms for the customer to fill in
Example profile
Customer profile 50% topics covered
Purchase context
Wearer gender Female
from chat
Severity & frequency
Leakage volume Moderate
Usage timing Overnight
from chat
Sizing
Size (waist/hip) Large
Waist (cm) 86
from chat
Skin sensitivities
Materials to avoid Latex
Fragrance
from chat
Goals, budget & replenishment
Primary goals Comfort
Discretion
Wants free sample Yes
from chat
The result
growth in online revenue
24/7
support, still in Aire's own voice

“Without ever losing the intimacy with our customers.”

Niv, Founder
The bottom line

“Our retention increased by more than 8.2% within just one quarter, and revenue went up 2×, without ever losing the intimacy with our customers.”

Nivedita Venkateish
Nivedita Venkateish
Founder, Aire
In Aire's words

Advice for brands scaling without losing the human touch

“Don't treat customers like they're the same. Everyone is different, and that shouldn't be sacrificed when you scale.”

“Some reorder next week, some in 60 or 90 days. Treat each customer as an individual and adjust accordingly.”

“Retention isn't just sending emails. It's really understanding who you're talking to and tailoring your solution to them.”

“For anyone with reservations, I'd highly recommend Purands. The team is fantastic to work with, the interface is accessible to anyone, and it's easy to set everything up. Why wait?”

Jay
Jay
E-commerce Lead, Aire
Where to find Aire

In stores and online across Singapore

Visit shop-aire.com
In store
FairPrice Sheng Siong SingHealth NHG Pharmacies & modern trade
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