{"id":1184,"date":"2016-09-07T11:23:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T09:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https://cross-border-magazine.com/es/?p=1184"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T07:30:17","slug":"expensive-returns-perceived-barrier-cross-border-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://cross-border-magazine.com/es/expensive-returns-perceived-barrier-cross-border-shopping/","title":{"rendered":"Expensive returns perceived as barrier to cross-border shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Consumers are hesitant to buy online across borders if the return costs are too high. This is evident from a survey amongst over 2400 consumers across the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. The study additionally highlights the fact that many European online buyers consider free returns as a standard service.<br />\n</strong><br />\n<a href=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrier.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1185 size-full\" src=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrier.png\" alt=\"barrier\" width=\"718\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrier.png 718w, https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrier-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" /></a></p>\n<p>B2C Europe’s <a href=\"http://www.b2ceurope.eu/news/making-money-out-of-returns/\">“Making money out of returns”</a>  miniguide shows that around half of consumers take the possibility of returning a good into account already when making a purchase online:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-07_1209.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1186 size-full\" src=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-07_1209.png\" alt=\"2016-09-07_1209\" width=\"724\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-07_1209.png 724w, https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-07_1209-300x69.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" /></a></p>\n<p>As many as 23% of surveyed consumers stated to consider uncertainty about the returns policy as a barrier to cross-border shopping. At least 20 % of consumers value clear information about returns as a decisive factor when choosing an online shop.<br />\n<a href=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/important_aspect.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1187\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1187 size-full\" src=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/important_aspect.png\" alt=\"important_aspect\" width=\"730\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/important_aspect.png 730w, https://cross-border-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/important_aspect-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" /></a></p>\n<p>According to the report, reasons for consumers to return products purchased online vary from not matching expectations to a poor fit and wrong or damaged items found in the parcel.</p>\n<p><em>Images: <a href=\"http://www.b2ceurope.eu/news/making-money-out-of-returns/\">B2C Europe: \"Making Money out of Returns\" Report</a></em></p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumers are hesitant to buy online across borders if the return costs are too high. 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