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Tag Archives: Returns

Consumer survey: what do shoppers want from returns?

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Returns are the inevitable consequence of selling online, so understanding customer attitudes and expectations around them is crucial. A new consumer survey report explores what really matters to shoppers.

Post-Christmas returns surge expected this week

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Royal Mail predicts that returns of online purchases will have increased by 52% on Tuesday 2 January 2024, compared to the average number of return parcels per day in December – dubbed “take back Tuesday”.

H&M U-turns on return charges

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H&M has said that it will not charge £1.99 for online returns made in store, and that the information on its website had been "innacurate".

New Look rolls out return kiosks

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High street retailer New Look is rolling out return kiosks in a selection of its stores this week as it aims to reduce workload on staff and improve data collection.

The scandalous reality of fashion retail’s returns

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Fashion businesses do not resell all the returned items they receive from customers, making a deep dent in profitability as well as the planet. Drapers examines what happens to this unwanted product, why retailers do not take it back and what needs to change to reduce its environmental impact.