Americans returned 11 per cent of purchases in 2018, according to the National Retail Federation. Based on annual retail sales of $3.66tn, that works out to $403bn. Total holiday returns for 2019 could reach $95bn, according to B-Stock Solutions, which helps retailers run liquidation sales. That would represent a one-fifth rise over the same period in 2018.

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