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What the Mystery Pallet Phenomenon Says About Retail's Returns Crisis

by Returnalyze
on December 08, 2025

When Annemarie Conte, reporter for New York Times’ Wirecutter, convinced her bosses to spend over $700 on a 450-pound mystery pallet packed with returned goods from Amazon and other retailers, she ...

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