Return to Store (BORIS - Buy Online, Return In Store)

Domain: Sales & Commerce — Capabilities enabling omnichannel selling, quote-to-cash, pricing, promotions, and revenue optimization.
Industries: Retail, Grocery, Travel, Hospitality
Business Models: B2C, Hybrid

Enables customers to return online purchases at physical store locations with streamlined processing, instant refunds, and intelligent inventory disposition.

Why This Matters

What It Is

Enables customers to return online purchases at physical store locations with streamlined processing, instant refunds, and intelligent inventory disposition.

Business Value

ROI Estimate
50%
Implementation Effort
6-12 months
Business Impact
High
Strategic Importance
Strategic Priority
Quick Wins

Low-effort, high-value actions to achieve early results

  • Digital return authorization with QR codes
  • Instant refund processing for returns within policy
  • Return fraud detection for high-risk returns

Maturity Assessment

Traditional Maturity 2/5
Basic Automation
Some automated tools, mostly manual workflows
Reduced manual effort, but still requires significant human intervention
Agentic Maturity 4/5
Agentic Systems
Autonomous agents handling complex tasks
Significant automation, agents making decisions autonomously
Transformation Opportunity
Moderate transformation opportunity - significant AI integration potential

Is This Right for You?

32% match

This score is based on general applicability (industry fit, implementation complexity, and ROI potential). Use the Preferences button above to set your industry, role, and company profile for personalized matching.

Why this score:

  • Applicable across multiple industries
  • Traditional and agentic approaches are similar
  • Moderate expected business value

You might benefit from Return to Store (BORIS - Buy Online, Return In Store) if:

  • You want to modernize this capability
  • You see value in AI-powered automation

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