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Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A standard business practice offsets future costs by funding a reserve for returns – but many small businesses don’t do it In my 30-plus years of being an accountant I have learned many business lessons from people who were much smarter than me. Jerry Crawford was one of those people.
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- First reported by The Guardian Business
Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks
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- The Guardian