Returns Management Service
EC Group streamlines returns with a fast, customer-friendly process that builds trust and boosts repeat business. Our tailored reverse logistics align with your unique needs, while easy-to-use apps and quality control checks keep you informed every step of the way.
- Boosts Customer Trust
- Tailored to Your Needs
- Streamlined Visibility

A simple, seamless returns process customers trust
EC group offers a returns management service to give customers an easy-to-follow, accessible, and satisfying returns process. Our reverse logistics process builds trust between you and your customers to encourage repeat business. Additionally, we tailor our services to align with your business’s specific rules and guidelines, ensuring a bespoke experience that meets your unique needs.
Our processes use online integration through easy-to-use apps to provide simple access to return procedures. We also incorporate a quality control check to keep you appraised of any refunds or defective inventory
Easy online returns process for your customers’ convenience.
Easy-to-follow steps, offering customers seamless returns.
Our inventory management system automatically updates you on refunds and defects.
Bespoke quality control checks are implemented in line with each individual customer's return rules, and damage can be logged with photographic evidence, depending on customer requirements.
Our systems are designed to build trust between you and your customers.
Both you and your customer are updated at every stage of the returns process.
Offering your customers an easy and seamless returns management solution
Throughout our established history
All safely returned to our shelves

Returns Label
We provide easy-to-follow instructions to offer a simple returns process. Each step is broken down into a precise stage. Our returns management service integrates several options – an online system for easy, on-the-go convenience and more traditional options for older customers who are less tech-savvy.
Our hassle-free, seamless solutions are designed to inspire consumer confidence.

Return Collection
Our returns management service will collect the parcel from a collection point or arrange a pickup with the customer. This is just one of the many flexible options we offer, as we are committed to adapting our services to meet the specific requirements and preferences of your business. You will be informed at each stage of the process from automated messaging – so you are fully aware of the progress. Once collected, the package will be returned to our fulfilment centre.

Product Quality Review
We have quality control inspection teams at our fulfilment centres to process return items. They inspect all returned goods for damages or defects to ensure customers receive a satisfactory shopping experience. We are also able to log all damages with photographic evidence for your records, should that be an option you require.

Refund or Exchange
After processing the return and depending on your process, we can then issue a refund or exchange through your account. This process is fully integrated into our inventory management system, keeping you updated about the progress of returns and refund status’. Our system will also provide you and your customers with status updates to build trust and a streamlined returns service.
Our returns process offers your customers a seamless experience simple and easy process transparent system they trust
Having an intuitive returns process is crucial for any e-commerce business. Simple returns processes build trust, provide a better customer experience, and generate repeat business. Our returns management service will work with your company to provide a seamless returns process. By outsourcing your returns, you will save time and reduce costs.
All our returns processes are integrated into an automatic system designed to update you and your customer at each stage of the process. We use a transparent approach to ease communication between all parties should any delays arise.
Our in-quality control team records and catalogues every returned item, recording any damage and removing them from circulation. We also integrate with your systems to process refunds and exchanges. Providing you with a hassle-free procedure that your customers will love.
- Simple, step-by-step returns instructions
- Our processes align seamlessly with your existing systems
- Quality assessment on every returned item
- Automatic updates for a hassle-free, peace-of-mind service

EC Group – delivering logistics support to businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is A Returns Management Service?
A returns management service handles the end-to-end process of receiving, inspecting, and processing product returns. It includes return label generation, quality checks, refund processing, and customer communication, making returns simple for both the business and the buyer.
How Does EC Group Make Returns Easier For Customers?
EC Group offers an easy-to-follow, app-integrated online returns system, along with traditional options for broader accessibility. We provide step-by-step instructions, fast processing, and automatic updates to keep customers informed throughout the return journey.
Why Is Returns Management Important For eCommerce Businesses?
A smooth returns process builds customer trust, reduces churn, and increases repeat business. It also helps maintain inventory accuracy, ensures damaged goods are removed from circulation, and reduces customer service workload.
Can EC Group Tailor The Returns Process To My Business Rules?
Yes. We create bespoke returns workflows based on your specific policies, including refund timelines, damage assessments, and restocking procedures, ensuring full alignment with your customer service standards.
What Are The Benefits Of Outsourcing Returns Management?
Benefits include time savings, reduced operational costs, improved customer satisfaction, better inventory visibility, and access to scalable, flexible systems that adapt as your business grows.
Can Your Returns Solution Integrate With Our Existing Systems?
Yes. Our system can connect with your order management, ERP, or eCommerce platform to ensure a seamless flow of return data and accurate inventory tracking.
Does EC Group Support Return Collections And Shipping?
We offer multiple return options, including collection via courier services and drop-off solutions, depending on your customer base and operational preferences.
What Is Returns Management In Supply Chain?
Returns management in the supply chain—also known as reverse logistics—is the process of handling products that customers send back after purchase. This includes return authorization, transportation, inspection, restocking, recycling, or disposal. Effective returns management helps businesses recover value, maintain inventory accuracy, reduce waste, and enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring a smooth, efficient return experience.
How To Get The Most Out Of Returns Management?
To maximise the benefits of returns management, businesses should streamline their reverse logistics process by automating returns handling, integrating inventory and order systems, and establishing clear return policies. Partnering with a professional returns management provider ensures faster processing, better customer communication, and accurate quality control.
Adding real-time tracking, capturing return reasons, and using data insights helps reduce return rates, recover product value, and improve future product and service offerings.
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