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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

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Goldsby: Well, the best return is the one that doesn’t happen, but you can’t stiff-arm customers — providing a bad customer experience is not a good idea. On the other hand, ultra-liberal return policies are fine for the customer experience, but they’re really expensive.

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

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It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming.

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