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title: What are the latest fashion fraud trends?
date: 2021-11-17T15:39:00+00:00
author: Grace Proctor
canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/blog/fashion-retail-industry-pulse-challenges-fraud-risks"
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# What are the latest fashion fraud trends?

Fashion merchants, what are your top challenges & fraud risks? We asked your industry about their main concerns. Let’s see how your business compares…

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Over [60% of fashion sales will be online by 2024](https://commonthreadco.com/blogs/coachs-corner/fashion-ecommerce-industry-trends#fashion-ecommerce-trend-market). What challenges will this bring to your industry? And what will this mean for your fraud risks? We asked online fashion merchants about their top concerns - here are the highlights...

## Refund and promo abuse are growing

Refund abuse is up for [54% of fashion merchants](https://pages.ravelin.com/retail-fraud-payments-report), causing huge revenue loss and operational costs. And [44% of fashion brands](https://pages.ravelin.com/retail-fraud-payments-report) are seeing promo abuse rise, leading to brand and profit erosion.

## Refund abuse impacts fashion sustainability

Fast fashion is an environmental emergency. Fashion causes more damage to the planet than the entire [aviation industry](https://goodonyou.eco/fast-fashion-facts/). And customers are starting to pay attention, as over [60% now look for sustainable brands](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/survey-consumer-sentiment-on-sustainability-in-fashion).

Refund abuse is a sustainability issue, as [a quarter of returns end up in landfill.](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/growing-online-sales-means-more-returns-and-trash-for-landfills.html) Imagine how much waste your business could reduce by stopping abuse. And how much you could improve your brand’s purpose.

## It’s getting harder to keep customers happy

Customers want more and more from the online shopping experience. Over [70% want generous returns policies](https://www.salecycle.com/blog/featured/ecommerce-returns-2018-stats-trends/), [80% want checkouts shorter than three seconds](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/consumer-psychology-ecommerce-checkout-infographic?__hstc=200701681.49859681fcc5c1ec981b009906a9a628.1637144797268.1637144797268.1637144797268.1&__hssc=200701681.1.1637144797269&__hsfp=4227385536), and [90% require free shipping to be happy.](https://supplychaindigital.com/sustainability/consumers-want-their-deliveries-be-free-and-fast) How can you improve your user experience *and* stop fraud?

Arm yourself with the latest fashion statistics and benchmark your business. Here's our infographic for more detail...

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## Source list

[Global apparel market predicted growth](https://www.statista.com/topics/5091/apparel-market-worldwide/#dossierKeyfigures)

[Ecommerce share of fashion sales](https://commonthreadco.com/blogs/coachs-corner/fashion-ecommerce-industry-trends#fashion-ecommerce-trend-market)

[Fashion global greenhouse gas emissions](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200310-sustainable-fashion-how-to-buy-clothes-good-for-the-climate)

[Sustainability as a key purchasing factor](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/survey-consumer-sentiment-on-sustainability-in-fashion)

[Fashion purchases online versus in-store](https://www.salecycle.com/blog/featured/ecommerce-returns-2018-stats-trends/)

[Over-purchasing and serial returns](https://www.salecycle.com/blog/featured/ecommerce-returns-2018-stats-trends/)

[Returns go to landfill](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/growing-online-sales-means-more-returns-and-trash-for-landfills.html)

[CO2 emissions from returns](https://style.me/the-unsustainability-of-returns-in-fashion/)

[Scalping bots after promo drops](https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2020/11/23/ps5-scalpers-used-bots-to-buy-up-more-stock-than-most-uk-retailers/)

[Resale value of Nike trainers](https://fashionunited.uk/news/retail/adidas-yeezy-boost-are-the-most-resold-trainers-globally-according-to-study/2021082457315)

["SneakerBot" market value](https://www.wired.co.uk/article/playstation-5-scalping-bots-pandemic)

## Author

![Grace Proctor](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_avatarSmall/91140/fraud-copywriter.webp)

Grace ProctorContent Writer (Ravelin alumna)

Grace has previously served at Ravelin as a Content Writer.

[More from this author](https://www.ravelin.com/author/grace-proctor)

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