In 2023, approximately half of surveyed leading retailers in the United States said they had experienced wardrobing. Wardrobing is a type of return fraud, in which consumers will buy a usable item (e.g. an expensive piece of clothing) with the intention of returning it (immediately) after use. Ranking second, shoppers trying to return shoplifted or stolen merchandise was the second most common type of return fraud experienced by U.S. retailers.
Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year?
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National Retail Federation. (December 22, 2023). Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/
National Retail Federation. "Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year?." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/
National Retail Federation. "Which Examples of Return Fraud Have You Experienced in The past Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/
National Retail Federation, Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Which examples of return fraud have you experienced in the past year? [Graph], National Retail Federation, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455985/retailers-who-experienced-return-fraud/
