• Returns to surge by 25 per cent this week following the Christmas shopping period
• Tuesday 6 January set to be the peak day for returns as shoppers send back an expected half a million items bought during December
• This is the first Takeback Tuesday customers can choose from postboxes, lockers and Royal Mail Shop outlets
Royal Mail is reminding customers of new, more convenient ways to return parcels ahead of Takeback Tuesday — the busiest day of the year for sending back online purchases following the busy Christmas shopping season.
Royal Mail data shows returns are expected to rise by around 25 per cent this week, with Tuesday set to be the peak day as shoppers send back an expected half a million items bought in the run-up to Christmas. (....)