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ParcelHero: £1.5bn of Christmas orders were returned while thousands of gifts missed

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According to ParcelHero, £1.5 billion of Christmas orders have been returned as delivery disruption meant that thousands of gifts were missed.
‘Takeback Tuesday’ returns increased by 25% yesterday compared to…

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