{"id":163743,"date":"2020-12-21T17:36:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/surge-in-online-shopping-to-spark-avalanche-of-christmas-returns\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:09:38","slug":"surge-in-online-shopping-to-spark-avalanche-of-christmas-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/surge-in-online-shopping-to-spark-avalanche-of-christmas-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in online shopping to spark avalanche of Christmas returns"},"content":{"rendered":"
Presents worth a record \u00a36.9bn will be sent back to depots after Christmas as millions of people chuck out unwanted gifts following this year's unprecedented online shopping\u00a0binge.<\/p>\n
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The spike is down to the boom in e-commerce this year, as well as lockdown restrictions in the run-up to Christmas, which\u00a0have left shoppers with no choice but to shop online.<\/p>\n