For Best Buy (US$43.45 billion turnover in 2023, of which 38% from online sales in the U.S.A), the issue of e-commerce returns has become key. Indeed, for the home electrical retailer, the returns rate is over 10% according to our sources. This topic will be critical this year, with Best Buy announcing a marketplace launch in the U.S.A with Mirakl in H1 2025.
At Best Buy, 40% to 50% of returns are made in the group’s 938 stores in the U.S.A, while this figure rises to 70% at The Home Depot,...