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Investing like the super rich doesn’t mean top returns
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Even with access to private equity and hedge funds, investors won’t get the same returns as their wealthier counterparts, a study indicates.
Retailers have to figure out how to handle all our online returns
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One challenge for those managing “reverse logistics”? Not enough room to store everything we want to send back, one study says.
What can past pandemics teach economists about COVID-19?
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Economists are adapting models and using social media to try to capture emerging trends in real time.
National Returns Day peaks for the first time before Christmas
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UPS estimates it will process a record 1.5 million Black Friday returns before Dec. 25.
Credit card companies make it easier to return unwanted goods
Return season is upon us, and one out of four people is expected to return a holiday gift, according to a new survey from Wallethub. But what if that holiday gift you bought for yourself turned out to be the mistake and the window for returns has closed? Your credit card just might be able […]
It’s the week of epic returns. And, stores hope, added sales
The National Retail Federation estimates that 11 percent of online purchases will be returned this year. Even though more people are buying online, they are more inclined to make in-store returns, which brick-and-mortar stores hope will translate into added sales. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Ten percent of holiday gifts end up getting returned
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But retailers might actually want you to return gifts
The logistics of returns
Mail carriers brace for the flood of holiday returns.
Returns help retailers play for keeps
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No retailers like returns. But they generate a lot of data, that retailers are starting to use to make purchases stick.

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