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Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study

Phys.org — September 23, 2026 at 02:40 PM UTC

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Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study

New research reveals retailers are losing money through two kinds of problematic returns: deliberate fraud and opportunistic abuse of generous return policies.