Reasons for online shopping returns in the U.S. 2022

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Stephanie Chevalier,
Feb 28, 2024
In 2022, eight out of ten U.S. online shoppers who had returned an order said they did so because the item was damaged or defective. In addition, three-quarters of e-commerce consumers had made a return because the item didn't fit, while 56 percent stated that the item did not match the description.

Reasons for returning online purchases in the United States in 2022

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

November 2022

Number of respondents

9,286 respondents

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