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Average profit margin point loss for retailers on product returns worldwide in 2020, by retailer type
Average margin point loss on returned retail merchandise in 2020, by retailer type
Department/specialty store retailers lost an average of *** profit margin points due to merchandise returns as of 2020. The total value of returned merchandise worldwide amounted to approximately ** U.S. dollars that year.
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