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One in 10: How retailers can navigate the looming threat of “returns fraud”

Inside Retail

Returns present a complex challenge for retailers of all sizes, not only contributing to their carbon footprint, but also eroding their profit due to the cost of managing and paying for reverse logistics and, in some cases, leading to fraud. Meanwhile, the use of returns by customers continues to grow in popularity.

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NRF: Returns Reach 14.5% of Sales in 2023, Fraud Contributed $101 Billion in Losses

Retail TouchPoints

Returns totaled $743 billion in 2023, amounting to 14.5% of all retail sales, according to a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. This means that for every $1 billion in sales, the average retailer incurred $145 million in merchandise returns. of total holiday returns.

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Serial Returners and Refund Fraudsters: How Brands are Fighting Back With Data Insight

Retail TouchPoints

Online return fraud cost U.S. retailers $22.8 For every $100 in returned merchandise accepted, U.S. retailers lose $10.40 to return fraud, the NRF has calculated. Serial returners’ are shoppers who deliberately buy several items knowing full well they won’t keep some of them.

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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

Retail TouchPoints

Ever since a bold, mob-style group ransacked a California Nordstrom , we’ve seen increasing news of retail theft and loss. We’ve also witnessed an increase in retail earnings reports that cite shrink and organized retail crime (ORC) as the cause for reduced profitability compared to previous quarters. Similarly, 57.8%

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Retail Sales Drop 0.6% in November, but NRF Expects Flat Return Rate Despite Higher Sales

Retail TouchPoints

Retail sales fell 0.6% However, food and beverage retailers reported a 0.8% However, there is some good news for retailers. The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Appriss Retail projected that the 2022 returns rate will remain at 16.5%, nearly even with the 16.6% to return fraud. Another 41.4%

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Retailers took back $743B in returns last year, with $101B lost to fraud: NRF

Retail Dive

E-commerce has led to more returns, which many retailers are working to mitigate, per a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail.

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Shining a Light on a Growing Ecommerce Threat: Chargeback Fraud

Retail TouchPoints

As online commerce continues to surge, chargeback fraud victimizes more and more retailers. And yet many retailers remain unaware of chargeback fraud and its harmful impacts on business revenues. And yet many retailers remain unaware of chargeback fraud and its harmful impacts on business revenues.