(The Conversation) – ’Tis the season for giving – and that means ’tis the season for shopping. Maybe you’ll splurge on a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal, thinking, “I’ll just return it if they don’t ...

The post-peak returns surge is inevitable. Every year, retailers and e-commerce brands brace for the January reckoning—when holiday returns flood warehouses, margins shrink, and balance sheets take a ...

Return fraud is on the rise, totalling $103 billion in 2024, according to a report by Appriss Retail and Deloitte Retailers’ generous return policies, the popularity of e-commerce, and social media ...

Many of the leading online digital bookstores have generous return policies if you need to get a refund. There is a growing number of people who read the book first and then return it, while others ...

When Tom Haverford goes camping with coworkers in a 2011 episode of the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation,” he tricks out his tent with an Xbox, fondue pot, panini press, soft-serve ice cream maker, DJ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. Happy Returns uses Return Bar locations at over 5,000 UPS ...

Easy-return policies from the Covid-19 era have reshaped retail. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images ’Tis the season for giving – and that means ’tis the season for shopping. Maybe you’ll splurge on a ...