It’s not really a sale until a customer decides to keep it. Returns add up to almost 12% of revenue lost each year, on average, with an even bigger hit to profits. But retailers don’t really know the causes of those returns, their impact on conversion and how they affect customer profitability.
Every click the customer makes before they buy is scrutinised with digital analytics tools, whereas the causes of returns are typically assessed from a few codes on a returns form. Marketing efforts may actually drive up returns and costs. And effort gets focused on tackling the symptoms – not the causes. This impacts customer experience and lifetime value.
Returns can only be managed and reduced once they are measured and understood – which is where the Clear Returns Intelligence Console fits in. We measure the keep, not simply the sale and incorporate costs and gross profit. Meaning you understand how product, marketing, suppliers and customers are really impacting your business performance.
And once fully understood, returns can then be reduced without impacting top-line growth. This means increased profits, improved marketing efficiency and increased customer loyalty.
You wouldn’t run you sales and marketing activities without data - so why ignore the more critical information of all, what your customer actually keeps