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25%

25% -- ecommerce return rate for US online retail (all industries) (2021)

2021  · Optoro

The overall return rate for online shopping across all industries is 25 percent, according to Optoro.

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25%
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2021
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US online retail (all industries)
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Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
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Optoro Primary Tier B
https://www.optoro.com/press/why-destroying-products-is-still-an-everest-of-a-problem-for-fashion/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2021 Channel: Wayback
Source Article
Why destroying products is still an “Everest of a problem” for fashion - Optoro
Why destroying products is still an “Everest of a problem” for fashion Destroying products American luxury brand Coach spent the last week scrambling to contain a backlash over allegations of destroying products and unsold inventory after a viral Tiktok video showed a steady stream of handbags that …
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US online retail (all industries): 25% ecommerce return rate. Source: Optoro (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-shopping-return-rate-2021
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-shopping-return-rate-2021" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>25%</strong> -- ecommerce return rate for US online retail (all industries)<br><small>Source: Optoro (2021) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-shopping-return-rate-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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