C
Evidence Grade C
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not independently verified
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Dated
20%
20% -- online purchase return rate for online purchases worldwide (2023)
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Evidence graded
Value
20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2023
Entity
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
83
Sources (2)
Format Research
Primary
Tier A
https://www.digife.it/en/sustainable-e-commerce-challenges-and-opportunities/ ↗
Source Article
Sustainable Ecommerce - Challenges and Opportunities for a Green Future
In recent years, the environmental sustainability has emerged as an indisputable imperative for any industry, including e-commerce. Recent research conducted in collaboration with Confcommercio Rome is Format Research revealed that almost 80% of Italian consumers prefer to buy online from a sustaina…
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2026-09-18
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Format Research
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Methodology
General observation on online purchases
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Channelcommon_crawl
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online purchases worldwide: 20% online purchase return rate. Source: Format Research (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-purchase-return-rate
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