NRF Retail Reference Center - 2010 Customer Returns in the Retail Industry
Introduction
The Retail Equation (TRE) is pleased to incorporate the results of the NRF 2010 Return Fraud Survey into the 2010 Customer Returns in the Retail Industry report. This executive summary document provides return-related information that retailers may use to help compare and improve their business processes. Report objectives included:
- Identify retail industry return metrics—total return amounts, receipted/ non-receipted percentages, and various forms of fraudulent and abusive returns, as identified by retail respondents. - Uncover other shortfalls caused by return fraud, for example lost sales taxes. - Understand current practices in the retail industry for processing customer returns. - Compare the relative importance of return fraud issues. - Generate industry discussion regarding best practices for accepting customer returns and controlling return fraud and abuse that help to maximize profits and minimize losses.