Holiday Returns: What IT and Business Teams Need to Prepare for Your email has been sent Holiday returns create a second operational peak that tests IT systems, workflows, and cross-team coordination.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Ask anyone in retail, and they’ll tell you that returns are ...

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Returns are devastating retailers. In 2024, it was estimated that returns amounted to over $685 billion in lost revenue in the U.S. alone. That’s not just a logistics problem; it’s a significant ...

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Data from Happy Returns, a UPS-owned reverse logistics company, shows that nearly one in every 10 retail returns in the United States involves fraud. Retailers now lose an estimated $76.5 billion a ...