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In February of this year, Doddle undertook its latest survey of more than 1,200 U.S. consumers, conducted by YouGov, to understand how important the e-commerce returns experience is to shoppers.
Amazon Prime Day shopping and spending was healthy this year, even as shortages and out-of-stocks posed a problem for nearly one-third of participants.