In 2023, holiday retail sales in the United States were estimated to reach approximately 965 billion U.S. dollars. With a projected return rate of 15.4 percent of total sales, nearly 150 billion U.S. dollars' worth of merchandise was expected to be returned to U.S. retailers. Finally, of this amount, an estimated 16.5 percent (or 24.5 billion U.S. dollars) was expected to comprise fraudulent and abusive returns.
Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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National Retail Federation. (December 22, 2023). Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/
National Retail Federation. "Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/
National Retail Federation. "Estimated Holiday Sales Compared to Expected Returns and Expected Fraudulent Returns in The United States in 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/
National Retail Federation, Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Estimated holiday sales compared to expected returns and expected fraudulent returns in the United States in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456036/estimated-holiday-sales-returns-and-fraud-usa/
