of returned fashion ends up in landfill. Not resold. Not donated. Destroyed.
recovered on every dollar returned. Scanned, graded, rerouted, resold — before the next shift.
Left: what doing nothing costs.
Right: what switching proves.
days — industry average return-to-shelf
Average return-to-resale cycle time
From USPS scan to relisted SKU — graded, photographed, priced, live.
written off — same volume, traditional 3PL
Recovered revenue, single client, Q3 2025
Mid-market footwear brand. 31% return rate. Zero additional headcount.
cents on dollar — typical liquidation exit
Higher resale rate vs. liquidation
Secondary channel placement beats bulk liquidators every quarter.
A mid-market footwear brand recovered $4.2M in Q3.
31% return rate. 180,000 units processed. Zero additional warehouse headcount. Before Reflow, their returns team was manually sorting, emailing liquidators, and writing off 60% of inventory value every season.
After onboarding: every parcel gets scanned and graded at intake. Wearable condition routes to secondary marketplace. Near-new condition routes back to primary D2C with a 15% discount flag. Damaged routes to parts/repair. Nothing goes to landfill without exhausting every channel first.
Traditional 3PL vs. Reflow
Eight metrics. Same return volume. Wildly different outcomes.
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Fashion Returns
Benchmark Report
- →Return rates by category (apparel, footwear, accessories)
- →Recovery benchmarks across 120+ fashion brands
- →Cost-per-return breakdown by channel
- →Sustainability compliance requirements 2025–2026
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