B
Evidence Grade B
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50%
50% -- ecommerce return rate for online shoe retail (Germany) (2025)
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Value
50%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
Footprint Technologies GmbH
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https://footprinttech.de/planet/ ↗
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Planet - Footprint Technologies GmbH
The time investment of 3 minutes results in prevented 500 – 800 g of CO₂ emissions, which are caused by an average shoe return in Germany.
The Challenge:
More than 50% of all shoes ordered online are returned and 75% of all returns are caused by ordering the wrong size.
Our Solution:
Accurate foot m…
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Footprint Technologies GmbH
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online shoe retail (Germany): 50% ecommerce return rate. Source: Footprint Technologies GmbH (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/shoe-ecommerce-return-rate-germany
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