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Loop and Global-e partner to streamline cross-border returns for fashion brands

As fashion retailers intensify their focus on international expansion, operational efficiency has become paramount. In a move aimed at reducing friction in global returns, commerce operations platform Loop has announced a strategic partnership with cross-border e-commerce specialist Global-e. The collaboration seeks to simplify returns...

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H&M to increase UK return fees

Swedish fashion giant H&M is joining the widening group of retailers increasing their return fees in a bid to tackle alleged abuse of the policy. From February 3, 2025, the company will be increasing its fee on returned items from 1.99 pound to 2.95 pounds, which will be deducted from refunds made by all UK customers. The fee will not be applied...

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Returnless Joins JTL: A Strategic Acquisition for Growth and Innovation

Returnless, the innovative solution for returns management, proudly announces that it has been acquired by the leading German software company JTL. This acquisition provides Returnless with access to JTL’s extensive network and expertise, which will not only accelerate growth within the German market but also contribute to strengthening and...

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UK post-Christmas returns higher this year

As British consumers returned to work last week after the festive break so did 1.51 billion pounds worth of unwanted items back to retailers, according to home delivery specialist Parcelhero. New data from Parcelhero reveals that post-Christmas returns on January 2 soared by 6.8 percent, compared to the same day last year, while Royal Mail...

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Itsperfect launches its own Return & Exchange Portal: efficient returns management for fashion brands

Still need a size up or prefer a different color? After the massive online orders on Black Friday, warehouses are now flooding with returns again. To support brands with this, Itsperfect, supplier of ERP software for the fashion industry, announces the launch of its own Return & Exchange portal. With this integrated solution, brands easily...

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British consumers will shop elsewhere if a retailer charges for returns

New research commissioned by UserTesting has found that the rise in brands and retailers charging for returns is driving consumers elsewhere. Four in five consumers stated in the survey that they would shop elsewhere if a retailer began charging for returns, with 63 percent of Brits adding that they would also be more likely to shop in a...

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E-commerce returns surge poses challenges for retailers

The e-commerce sector is grappling with a surge in product returns, a trend that is squeezing profit margins and forcing retailers to reassess their policies. This shift comes as consumer expectations for frictionless returns clash with retailers' need to maintain profitability and reduce environmental impact. ASOS, the online fashion retailer,...

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Could Asos be scrapping free returns?

An email sent out to Asos customers last week has people wondering if the British e-tailer will be joining its slew of fast fashion peers in scrapping free returns in the UK. Online speculation arose upon the release of an email to the retailer’s “regular” customers, which read that it would be updating its “Fair Use Policy in relation to...

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Conversion up – Returns down: Sizekick wants to make webshops more profitable using AI sizing advice

Munich-based startup Sizekick wants to help fashion and sports retailers reduce returns in online commerce through precise sizing advice. Deep learning models and the Hohenstein Institute's huge body database ensure accuracy. The topic of returns is as old as online retail itself. Clothing brands in particular have to (learn to) live with the...

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Alo Yoga and Steve Madden partner with Reshop on faster refund service

Newly launched refunding platform Reshop has announced lifestyle brand Alo Yoga and footwear label Steve Madden among its first partners, each one set to implement the company’s returns process to enhance customer experience. Reshop’s concept revolves around speedier refunding, removing the wait time for shoppers to get their money back by...

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PrettyLittleThing reportedly deactivating accounts of serial returners

Weeks after introducing fees for returns, PrettyLittleThing (PLT) is now seemingly doubling down on its efforts to put a stop to serial refunders, with it now circulating that the fast fashion retailer is believed to be deactivating the accounts of such individuals. According to an email seen by the BBC, a number of shoppers had been informed...

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PrettyLittleThing introduces returns fee

PrettyLittleThing has joined a number of its fast fashion counterparts in the introduction of returns fees despite having previously stood by its free returns policy on social media last year. Through the newly introduced policy, PrettyLittleThing returns will now cost UK customers 1.99 pound, the total of which will be deducted from a customer’...