Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Other statistics that may interest you E-commerce returns in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Cost of retail returns in the U.S. 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Returns as share of all retail sales in the U.S. 2012-2023
- Premium Statistic Key figures on online returns in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Cost of online retail returns in the U.S. 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Key figures on the impact of retail returns in the U.S. 2019-2022
Company return policies
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- Premium Statistic Business priorities of retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Planned changes in return strategies by retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Return initiation options offered by retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Return methods offered by retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Return windows offered by retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Refund timelines of retailers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Retailer return policy accessibility in the U.S. 2022, by location
Preferences and methods
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- Premium Statistic Main considerations when returning orders in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Main preferences for online purchase returns in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred return methods for online shoppers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred return methods in the U.S. 2022, by item value
- Premium Statistic Return methods consumers would pay for in the U.S. 2022
Consumer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Most returned online purchases by category in the U.S. 2024
- Premium Statistic Reasons for online shopping returns in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of online order returns in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Distance that online shoppers would travel for a free return in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Consumers likely to buy more online if returns were free in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on online shopping returns in the U.S. 2022, by age group
Bracketing
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- Premium Statistic Online shoppers bracketing in the U.S. 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of online shoppers bracketing in the U.S. 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for bracketing online purchases in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Bracketing frequency among online shoppers in the U.S. 2022
Returns experience
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- Premium Statistic Online vs. in-store: ease of returns in the U.S. 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Online vs. in-store: ease of returns in the U.S. 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Online shoppers' last return experience in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Return policies discouraging online purchases in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Factors making returns difficult for online shoppers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Main steps taken by e-shoppers to get help with a return in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Likelihood to buy again after a poor returns experience in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Bracketing by gender U.S.& U.K. 2018
- Impact of e-commerce on the reverse logistics processes of U.S. companies 2018
- Reverse logistics in the U.S. - whether e-commerce is causing higher returns 2018
- Amount of time for a parcel to be sent back to a facility for collection 2020
- Changes from the effect of e-commerce on reverse logistics of U.S. companies 2018
- Shopping behavior of online shoppers based on return policy worldwide 2016
- Return policies discouraging online purchases in the U.S. 2022
- Methods used for returning goods by consumers in U.S. 2018
- Reverse logistics - USPS package returns by type FY 2017
- Retailer adoption rate of try-before-you-buy in the U.S. and U.K. 2018
- Return deliveries - U.S. versus global costs 2015
- Reverse logistics: share of secondary retail sales in the U.S. 2016
- Retailer adoption rate of try-before-you-buy in the U.S.& U.K. 2019
- Geographical distribution of Taobao app users in China 2021
- Reverse logistics in the U.S. - how companies handle returned items 2018
- Industry revenue of “couriers and express delivery services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
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Statistics
- Bracketing by gender U.S.& U.K. 2018
- Impact of e-commerce on the reverse logistics processes of U.S. companies 2018
- Reverse logistics in the U.S. - whether e-commerce is causing higher returns 2018
- Amount of time for a parcel to be sent back to a facility for collection 2020
- Changes from the effect of e-commerce on reverse logistics of U.S. companies 2018
- Shopping behavior of online shoppers based on return policy worldwide 2016
- Return policies discouraging online purchases in the U.S. 2022
- Methods used for returning goods by consumers in U.S. 2018
- Reverse logistics - USPS package returns by type FY 2017
- Retailer adoption rate of try-before-you-buy in the U.S. and U.K. 2018
- Return deliveries - U.S. versus global costs 2015
- Reverse logistics: share of secondary retail sales in the U.S. 2016
- Retailer adoption rate of try-before-you-buy in the U.S.& U.K. 2019
- Geographical distribution of Taobao app users in China 2021
- Reverse logistics in the U.S. - how companies handle returned items 2018
- Industry revenue of “couriers and express delivery services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
National Retail Federation. (December 29, 2023). Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/
National Retail Federation. "Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/
National Retail Federation. "Cost of Online Retail Merchandise Returned in The United States from 2019 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/
National Retail Federation, Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Cost of online retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872773/e-commerce-reverse-logistics-cost-united-states/