You know returns cost money. You don't know exactly which SKUs, which markets, or which decisions are costing the most.
The label cost is visible. The handling cost, restocking time, grading cost, secondary-channel loss, and customer service overhead from a return? Invisible. The real cost per return is often 2–3× what you think.
Which returned items go back to stock? Which go to B-channel? Which need refurbishment first? In most operations, a warehouse team member decides — inconsistently, without margin data. That inconsistency costs you.
Returns contain the most honest feedback your customers will ever give you. Wrong size? Defective after 3 uses? Didn't match the photos? Most brands never see this data at the SKU level. That feedback should be driving your next buy.
A 3% return rate in Germany looks fine. The same SKU at 14% in France? A product fit issue that shows up only in certain markets — and you don't see it until you look at returns by country and product side by side.
Returns Intelligence is built around the four things that matter most: visibility, routing, recovery, and feedback loops back to your buying and product team.
Every return flowing through your network, visible in one place. Filter by country, SKU, return reason, fulfillment hub, and time period. See your return rate, recovery rate, and average cost per return — live, not in last month's report.
Define your margin rules once. The platform routes every returned item automatically — no manual decision required. A-grade fashion item in NL? Back to stock within 24h. Same item in Italy with 8 uses? Routes to refurb queue. High-value electronics that fail inspection? Routed to certified recycling with traceability record.
Track the full lifecycle of every returned product — from original sale to final disposition. Know exactly how much margin you recovered on each item. See which products have the highest recovery potential and optimise your buying and pricing strategy accordingly.
The most valuable output of Returns Intelligence isn't the recovery rate — it's the data that improves your next product buy. Which SKUs have a return rate above 15%? Which reasons are most common for each? This data, surfaced weekly to your buying team, cuts future return rates at the source.
Returns Intelligence is designed to connect to your existing operations — whatever 3PL, WMS, or fulfillment setup you currently use. You don't need to switch to Salesupply operations to use the intelligence layer.
That said, if you use Salesupply for fulfillment and returns operations, the platform becomes significantly more powerful — routing decisions execute automatically within the same system, with no API layer in between.
Connect via API to your existing 3PL and WMS. Visibility and analytics on top of any returns operation. Works with any fulfillment partner.
Full integration with Salesupply operations. Routing rules execute at the hub — no middleware, no latency, no manual handoffs.
Returns Intelligence is an intelligence layer, not a replacement. It connects to the tools you already use.
Shopify, Shopify Plus, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce, custom API
Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias, Re:amaze, and any CS platform via webhook
Any 3PL via REST API or EDI. Native integration with Salesupply's 27-hub fulfillment network
Returns Intelligence is currently in development. Early access opens in H2 2026.
Product architecture finalised. Data models designed for multi-hub, multi-market returns flows. Core routing engine logic validated against operational data from Salesupply's existing returns network.
Live Returns Dashboard and Automated Routing Engine under active development. Shopify and WooCommerce connectors in build. Internal testing with Salesupply operations data ongoing.
Limited early access program opening in H2 2026. 20–30 e-commerce brands will receive early access in exchange for structured feedback. Full feature set: Dashboard, Routing Engine, and Circular Commerce Analytics included.
Full commercial launch with self-serve onboarding, standard API documentation, marketplace integrations, and the Feedback Loop to Buying module. White-label option for 3PL partners.
Early access is designed for e-commerce brands that already take returns seriously — and want to get ahead of the curve before competitors start using returns data as a competitive advantage.
✓ Brands processing 3,000+ returns/month
At this volume, a 10% improvement in recovery rate or routing efficiency is worth hundreds of thousands of euros annually.
✓ Brands selling in 2+ European markets
Multi-market returns create complexity that requires cross-country data. The platform is specifically designed for this.
✓ Brands in fashion, electronics, or home
Categories with high return rates and high recovery potential benefit most from intelligent routing and lifecycle analytics.
✓ Brands with sustainability commitments
ESG reporting increasingly requires product lifecycle data. Returns Intelligence provides granular disposition and carbon data per item.
No commitment. No payment required at this stage. We'll contact you when early access opens.
Early access brands will have a 12-month head start building returns intelligence into their operations strategy. Join the waitlist now.
Already using Salesupply returns operations? See our returns service →