When asked about their preferred method for returning an item ordered online in the past 12 months, 45 percent of Italian shoppers chose the courier pickup returns policy. In Germany, a similar percentage preferred the online self-service option, where customers return items by mail. Among the surveyed countries, shoppers in the United States, Canada, and Australia showed a greater preference for in-store returns.
Customer return preferences for online shopping in selected countries in 2023
* Across the UK, U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.
To the question: When you returned an item ordered online over the last 12 months, which of the following methods did you prefer to use if all the options below were available free of charge?
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Packlink PRO. (February 5, 2024). Customer return preferences for online shopping in selected countries in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472575/customers-return-preferences-by-country/
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Packlink PRO. (2024). Customer return preferences for online shopping in selected countries in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472575/customers-return-preferences-by-country/
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