Return rates vary by retail category. Women's apparel is higher than children's apparel, for example. This chart shows the retail return rate for several specialty retail categories. (Original research by The Retail Equation.)

Retail return fraud and abuse is estimated to be a $15.9 billion problem. Understand the causes, trends, and impacts within the retail industry and on the nation as a whole.

Are these "common sense" policies killing your profits? Many retailers, large and small, are losing money because they have not considered this data.

What day of the month and day of the week had the most retail returns? In what states did more consumers ask for refunds? What region has the highest return index? Find out and compare your stores to these retail industry benchmarks.

Were your retail returns too high or below average? See how your stores compare on seven key metrics by reviewing the November 2016 Retail Return Trends report from The Retail Equation/Sysrepublic.

How much are your retail marketing costs per sale? Chances are, they are higher than you think.

The retail industry's only resource for monthly retail return trends presents seven key benchmarks for evaluating US store performance.

How do your stores compare on these 7 key return metrics? This report shows the trend activity in 34,000 stores across the United States.

7 key retail return benchmarks for USA retailers as well as observations from The Retail Equation.

Retail return fraud has a terrible impact on consumers, the economy, public funds, and of course retailers. This deck is based on research conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and statistics from the Canadian government. It paints a picture of the hidden costs associated with this growing problem.

Seven key retail return trends vital for benchmarking store performance in July 2016 presented by The Retail Equation.

Are these "common sense" policies killing your profits? Many retailers, large and small, are losing money because they have not considered this data.

What day of the month and day of the week had the most retail returns? In what states did more consumers ask for refunds? What region has the highest return index? Find out and compare your stores to these retail industry benchmarks.

Were your retail returns too high or below average? See how your stores compare on seven key metrics by reviewing the November 2016 Retail Return Trends report from The Retail Equation/Sysrepublic.

How much are your retail marketing costs per sale? Chances are, they are higher than you think.

The retail industry’s only resource for monthly retail return trends presents seven key benchmarks for evaluating US store performance.

How do your stores compare on these 7 key return metrics? This report shows the trend activity in 34,000 stores across the United States.