Pipe17

Pipe17 is an AI-native Order Operations Platform that seamlessly connects hundreds of sales channels, marketplaces, ERPs, 3PLs and warehouse management systems to returns platforms like Happy Returns—delivering omnichannel integration and intelligent order orchestration for high-volume brands and fulfillment providers.

Purpose-built for modern commerce, Pipe17 enables businesses to connect new channels in days, streamline multi-channel order routing, automate returns processing, synchronize inventory in real-time across all locations, and proactively prevent customer issues with instant exception alerts.

The platform serves both high-volume brands and fulfillment providers who need to synchronize complex commerce operations across multiple systems. 

Unlike traditional integration tools that only move data, Pipe17 actively manages the entire order lifecycle—from purchase through fulfillment to returns—ensuring every system stays perfectly synchronized in real-time. While other solutions require separate tools for integration and order management, Pipe17 delivers both in a single platform. It handles edge cases automatically, scales seamlessly during peak volume periods, and provides complete visibility with detailed audit trails and analytics.

Core capabilities include:

• Managed network of hundreds of pre-configured commerce connectors
• Automated order routing based on business priorities like inventory availability, location closest to customer and least cost
• Real-time inventory synchronization across all connected platforms
• Intelligent exception handling with proactive alerts
• Comprehensive returns automation that eliminates manual reconciliation

Happy Returns provides an easy returns experience, allowing shoppers to seamlessly start their returns process online and drop off items box-free and label-free, while Pipe17 completes the solution by connecting your existing systems and automating backend returns operations. This partnership creates a unified returns operation that delivers exceptional customer experiences, operational efficiency and effortless scale as your business grows.

Each time shoppers initiate returns through Happy Returns, Pipe17 automatically synchronizes that RMA data across your entire technology stack. Return information flows seamlessly to your ERP for financial reconciliation, your warehouse systems for ASN and inventory updates, and all sales channels to prevent overselling. Exchange orders trigger automatically, refunds process based on your business rules, and every transaction maintains a complete audit trail. What previously required hours of manual data entry now happens instantly and accurately.

The combined solution particularly benefits high-volume merchants managing multiple warehouses and sales channels. One merchant processing tens of thousands of daily orders reported eliminating multiple manual CSV uploads daily and shifting their team from operational tasks to strategic analysis. Another reduced return processing time from days to hours, unlocking resources that would have otherwise required a full-time hire.