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why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Written by Anastasia Vayona, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Social Science and Policy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University

Around 40% of online shopping globally is driven by impulse buying.JadeThaiCatwalk/Shutterstock

Online fashion retailer Asos recently introduced additional fees for customers who return lots of items, marking a significant shift in the fast fashion model that has relied on free, frictionless return policies as a key competitive advantage.

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