B
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20%
20% -- return processing cost share of item value for Ecommerce returns (2025)
Processing a single ecommerce return can cost at minimum 20% of the item's original value.
- Reported as a range from 20% to 65%
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20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Shopify
Primary
Tier B
https://www.anotherwebispossible.co.uk/article/fashion-ecommerce-cro ↗
Source Article
Rediscovering the Joy of Fashion Shopping Online
Original Research
Shopify
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Methodology
Range 20-65%, midpoint used. Cited from Shopify 2025 analysis on ecommerce returns
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Ecommerce returns: 20% return processing cost share of item value. Source: Shopify (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/return-processing-cost-share-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/return-processing-cost-share-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- return processing cost share of item value for Ecommerce returns<br><small>Source: Shopify (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/return-processing-cost-share-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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