This statistic presents the reasons consumers returned purchases to retailers in the United Kingdom according to a survey conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. Of returns made during this time, 37 percent were due to the consumer not liking the product or the product not fitting.
Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason
* Survey data was collected from over 1600 KPMG UK employees and 250 retailers during Black Friday and Christmas period (8 week period from November 2015 to January 2016).
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KPMG. (February 4, 2016). Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/
KPMG. "Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason." Chart. February 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/
KPMG. (2016). Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/
KPMG. "Share of Retail Purchases Returned in The United Kingdom (Uk) between November 2015 and January 2016, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/
KPMG, Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of retail purchases returned in the United Kingdom (UK) between November 2015 and January 2016, by reason [Graph], KPMG, February 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/514968/returns-reasons-online-purchases-united-kingdom-uk/