US Retailers Brace for Surge of Post-Christmas Returns: Adobe Analytics

Returns have become a crucial strategy for U.S. retailers.Shoppers on Black Friday at a mall in Bethesda, Md., on Nov. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times12/17/2025|Updated: 12/17/2025Retailers are bracing for a wave of post-holiday returns once the Christmas cheer settles, according to a new report from Adobe Analytics.In the five days after Christmas—Dec. 26–31—returns are expected to rise 25–35 percent from the pace seen earlier in the holiday season, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 12.Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”Author’s Selected Articles