Return fraud and counterfeit goods surged in 2025, costing retailers billions. From wardrobing to fake products on ...

The average return rate last year was about 17%, according to industry data. Retailers say fraudsters are increasingly exploiting lenient policies, often by sending back cheaper or different items ...

Amazon Takes on Fraudulent Return Schemes, According to Recent Lawsuit This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,900 state and ...

Every time a box goes back across the counter with an Amazon return label, it drops into a sprawling, largely invisible ...

A number of other major retailers also have big changes on tap for the holiday season. Retailers balance customer-friendly return policies with rising costs and increasing return fraud. Major ...

“Free returns” aren’t always free anymore: lots of retailers now deduct mail-in return fees, so your best move is in-store returns Fraud detection is getting smarter: retailers are using AI + image ...