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1. Online returns rose to 1 in 3 items last year, say retailers | Business Matters, January 2023
2. Spotlight on… peak season 2022 | FedEx, 2022
3. Why Top E-commerce Brands Prioritize Exchanges and How You Can Too | Prisync, 2021
4. The pros and cons of 3pl for ecommerce businesses | ShippyPro, 2023
5. The plague of e-commerce returns rates and how to maintain profitability | Shopify, 2021
6. Returning to order: Improving returns management for apparel companies| McKinsey, 2021
7. Reverse logistics: how to process returns quickly, easily and efficiently | Shopify 2022
8. How ecommerce stores can automate their returns process | Clickpost, 2023
9. Ecommerce returns: best practices, policy examples and more | ShippyPro, 2023
10. The environmental cost of free returns: how to ensure returns bolster sustainability and the cyclical economy | Forbes
11. 5 ways to upgrade to eco-friendly ecommerce | PracticalEcommerce
12. Why your ecommerce store should use return ready packaging | Ryder Ecommerce by Whiplash, 2021
13. How consumers are embracing sustainability | Deloitte, 2022
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