The Retail Equation

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Predict and affect your consumer's behavior

Return fraud and abuse is estimated to be $17.7 billion annually

Return Dollars Saved

Cost Savings The Retail Equation saves retailers costs annually by preventing fraudulent and abusive returns.

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(input value range 100 million to 1 trillion)

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(input value range 1.00 to 35.00)

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(input value range 0.10 to 20.00)

Why The Retail Equation

The Retail Equation (TRE) is the choice of leading retailers to help optimize transactions at the point-of-return and point-of-sale. In fact, 10 of the Top 100 retailers and 6 retailers in the Fortune 500 employ solutions from TRE. With more than 20,000 stores contracted for our services, we have a presence in every mall in America. Learn more about why retailers choose The Retail Equation.

An Optimized Equation Built for Retail Chains in the

Specialty Apparel Segment

Specialty Hard Goods Segment

Auto Parts Segment

Department Store Segment

Discount Store Segment

Consumer Electronics Segment

Footwear Segment

General Merchandise Segment

Home Improvement Segment

Jewelry Segment

Music/Video/Books Segment

Office Products Segment

Sporting Goods Segment

Verify-2 and Receipt Verification

Receipt Verification

Return Rewards and Purchase Rewards

Purchase Rewards

	Improved Consumer Loyalty
	Fraudulent Return Reduction
	New Sales Opportunities

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Return Rewards

	Fraudulent Return Reduction
	Improved Consumer Loyalty
	New Sales Opportunities

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Receipt Verification

Receipt Verification

	Fraudulent Return Reduction
	Improved Consumer Loyalty

Return Rewards

Purchase Rewards

Purchase Rewards

	Improved Consumer Loyalty
	New Sales Opportunities

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Change for Charity

Change for Charity

	Fraudulent Return Reduction
	Improved Consumer Loyalty

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Change for Charity

Change for Charity

	Improved Consumer Loyalty
	New Sales Opportunities

News & Events

Eighth Annual Consumer Returns Report From The Retail Equation Sheds Light On Return Fraud; Impact On Sales, Jobs

Feb 12, 2013

Chain Store Age — Nine Tactics Consumers Use to Make Fraudulent Returns

Dec 3, 2012

LP Magazine — Shrink Exposed: New Studies Show Return Rate Impacts Shrink

Nov 30, 2012

TIME — Why a Good Return Policy Is So Important for Retailers

Sep 4, 2012

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“The implementation of returns authorization allows us to give great customer service, by providing [consumers] with an efficient returns process.”

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