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15.8%
15.8% -- overall return rate for US retail (2025)
The overall retail return rate (online and in-store) in the US is 15.8% for 2025.
- Covers both online and in-store returns
- Projected 2025 rate
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15.8%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
NRF
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Tier A
https://anadea.info/blog/ai-in-ecommerce/ ↗
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AI in E-commerce: Where AI Actually Makes Money in E
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NRF
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Methodology
NRF 2025 Retail Returns Landscape report
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Industrymarketing
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US retail: 15.8% overall return rate. Source: NRF (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/overall-retail-return-rate-2025
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