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How to Reduce RTO in eCommerce: Causes & Solutions

Shiprocket · Shiprocket Blog Free Beginner India

Maps RTO back to its root causes, bad addresses, unavailable customers, damage, wrong items, post-ship cancellations, so you can match the fix to the actual failure instead of guessing. Good foundational read for a new founder.

  • Most RTO traces to address, availability, damage or cancellation issues
  • Address quality scoring and duplicate-order detection help pre-empt RTO
  • Bundled tooling claims up to ~45% RTO-loss reduction
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  1. Should I even offer COD, or just go prepaid-only?

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