B
Evidence Grade B
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61%
61% -- apparel return rate for global consumers (2025)
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Value
61%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Sample Size
6,000
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
90
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Shopify Australia
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Tier A
https://www.shopify.com/au/retail/why-your-retail-store-needs-a-sizing-guide-and-how-to-create-one?c… ↗
Source Article
Sizing Charts: How to Make a Size Chart for your Retail Business (2026) - Shopify Australia
Small, medium, and large: these sizes can vary widely in terms of actual fit, which can be a challenge if you sell clothing.
A Size 6 dress can fit snugly in one store and hang loose in the next, because apparel sizing is anything but standardized. The stakes climb online, where shoppers can’t step …
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Shopify Australia
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Methodology
Survey of 6,000 global consumers
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionGlobal
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global consumers: 61% apparel return rate. Source: Shopify Australia (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/apparel-returns-2025
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