Keeping It Real With Keep-It Returns: How the Strategy Boosts Profits & Helps Loss Prevention

Imagine shopping online, picking out a product that seems perfect, only to receive it and find it's not quite what you expected. The thought of going through the hassle of returning it might be enough to make you sigh in frustration. But what if, instead of...

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Research Shows Return Rates Are Nearly Double Online Versus In-Store

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Safeguarding Retailers: Ecommerce Fraud Prevention Best Practices

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Keeping It Real With Keep-It Returns: How the Strategy Boosts Profits & Helps Loss Prevention

Imagine shopping online, picking out a product that seems perfect, only to receive it and find it's not quite what you expected. The thought of going through the hassle of returning it might be enough to make you sigh in frustration. But what if, instead of....

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Analyzing Retail Returns: The 20% Year-Over-Year Surge in Return Fraud and Abuse

Fraud and abuse in retail returns continue to rise at a concerning pace, according to the annual 2023 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry Report from NRF and Appriss Retail. Case in point:

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Research Shows Return Rates Are Nearly Double Online Versus In-Store

Walk the aisles of any brick-and-mortar store or scroll the pages of ecommerce platforms, and it’s clear that the very foundations of retail shopping are shifting. Appriss Retail, armed with insights from more than 60 of the top 100 retailers, narrowed in on....

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Exposing Common Examples of Holiday Gift Card Fraud

For their convenience and choose-your-own-adventure appeal, gift cards are the top-selling item during the holidays. What’s more, retailers often offer customers gift cards or store credit to appease returns. This practice is more common during the holidays....

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2024's Top Retail Trends and Innovative Technologies

Across industries, the winds blowing around artificial intelligence (AI) could slow down in 2024. There will be less talk about AI and more implementation as companies settle into adoption.

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2023 Retail Recap: The Year’s Biggest Stories in Retail Loss Prevention

Crime, the economy, and artificial intelligence (AI) all weighed heavily on retail and loss prevention this year, and those trends will play a role in the coming year. But, retailers are up for the challenge.

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Is Visual AI the Holy Grail of Loss Prevention?

Theft and fraud are on the rise and as a result, businesses are investing in the latest and greatest ways to reduce this unnecessary shrink. For many, camera-based fraud prevention like CCTV was the first step. And now, these retailers have incorporated....

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Navigating Challenges to Achieve a Successful AI-Driven Retail Experience

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions over the last few years and the burgeoning use of generative AI, in particular, is revolutionizing retail. From the supply chain to consumer-facing chatbots, AI has emerged as a catalyst for online retail....

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How AI-Driven Return Authorization Impacts Loyalty with Ecommerce Returns

In the world of ecommerce, there are two types of customer personas: High-Sales Harper and Low-Returner Riley. Two shoppers from two ends of the retail spectrum. Harper is a very profitable customer, and Riley is not. Both customers are important, but....

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Handle Post-Holiday Returns with Care: Top Strategies to Limit Losses

The holiday season isn’t over until that final post-holiday return rings through. For as much joy and revenue as the holiday season brings to the retail industry, the post-holiday return season can present several challenges. Return fraud, diminishing holiday....

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The Nice List: 5 Ways To Boost Holiday Profits and Prevent Losses

To help retailers avoid fraudulent returns this holiday season, we’ve made it a point to keep an eye out for who’s on Santa’s naughty list and what they’re up to. But what about the nice list? Hard-working associates, loss-prevention professionals, and....

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On Santa’s Naughty List: 6 Common Forms of Fraudulent Holiday Returns

For the last several weeks, retailers have been hard at work planning for the upcoming holiday shopping season. From November through December, retailers face a huge opportunity to increase sales and profits, but this season also comes with challenges,....

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