Getting a package delivered is easy.
Sending it back is not. Repacking, printing labels
and shipping it back up to the seller
is an increasingly familiar experience for online shoppers.
In America 21% of online orders, worth some $218bn,
were returned in 2021, according to the National Retail Federation,
up from 18% in 2020. For clothing and shoes it can reach around 40%.
It is a headache for retailers.