When return-less refunds become predictable, behavior changes. Customers test the boundaries. Repeat abuse increases.

The Commercial Court of Lille opened judicial reorganisation proceedings in March 2026 for the French subsidiary of Belgium’s Ziegler group. Around 1,400 employees across some 50 branches are awaiting ...

A large-scale returns experiment follows five giant pallets bought from different liquidation websites, each promising electronics, TVs, tools, and other high-value items. As the boxes are opened, the ...

This pandemic has brought a lot of challenges to many businesses. We are already seeing businesses closing shops—some permanently. Others are undertaking corporate restructuring programs in order to ...

Credit Direct offers personal loans through a proprietary underwriting process. The company matches customers with loan offers internally and also has a network of 15 to 20 other lenders. It offers ...

Direct Energy is an electricity and natural gas provider that services homes and businesses in select states and territories. The company offers online bill pay options and smart home bundles. Direct ...

Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has raised more than $4.5 billion in ...

Amanda has written in the personal finance space for several years and previously worked as a risk analyst at a local community bank. She researches economics, emerging financial trends and the future ...

Chiara is an award-winning investigative reporter who specialises in banking and fraud, joining Which? in 2015 following six years as a personal finance journalist at a national newspaper. Standing ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...