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Will less generous online returns help retail property?

Recent economic difficulties have forced online retail to tighten their returns policies. At face value, this seems good news for retail property as it may shift demand back to stores for certain categories. However the change is unlikely to be a big enough effect to slow the inexorable growth in online shopping.

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