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E-commerce returns center.

Efficient returns logistics for your online store

With MS Direct’s e-commerce returns center, your returns are processed within 24 hours. You benefit from efficient processes, meet the SLA of marketplaces, can reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction with fast refunds.

Your returns center in Switzerland, Germany and the UK.

Local processing for the best possible customer experience

Customisable processes

Our standardised, clearly structured processes speed up the entire returns handling process. We tailor processes precisely to your product range, your SLAs and your company-specific requirements. This enables you to achieve consistently high processing quality and reduce internal coordination effort.

Peak-safe & scalable

Proven processes, automated data collection and AI-supported personnel planning ensure stable processes – even at peak times. You reliably comply with marketplace requirements and ensure that your customers receive refunds promptly. Whether seasonal campaigns, sale phases or international expansion: your returns logistics remain predictable.

Immediate resale

We return flawless goods for sale within 48 hours. This accelerates your store’s cash flow and improves the customer experience because refunds are processed more quickly. Your range remains available and returns cause fewer storage and opportunity costs.

Returns logistics for online stores

Our service packages for returns processing

Return Light

Content check & capture

Returns Light is your solution if you want to have returns checked simply and efficiently. We check completeness and quantities, record each item cleanly and put flawless goods back into storage immediately.

Your light package:

  • Goods receipt & registration

  • Quantitative testing

  • Restocking in the fulfillment warehouse

Return Pro

Quality check & sorting

Returns Pro is suitable for stores that want to precisely define quality, condition and classification. We check every return shipment according to your specifications and reliably sort out clarification cases.

All Light Features plus:

  • Detailed quality check

  • Sorting according to A, B, C or D goods

  • Automatic sorting of clarified waste

Return Refurbish

Comprehensive preparation

With Return Refurbish, you prepare returned items for the best possible resale. We clean, polish, iron and repackage – exactly according to your specifications. We resolve any issues directly during the process.

All Pro features plus:

  • Professional reconditioning (cleaning, ironing, polishing, repackaging)

  • Processing and documentation of clarification cases

  • Clarification tool for quick approvals

Individual solution

Suitable for your process

If you have different or particularly complex requirements, you can put together a modular returns process from our service catalog. We tailor processes, data structures and interfaces precisely to your product range and IT landscape. Ideal for scaling e-commerce models with local and international markets.

Overview with real-time data.

API for full transparency at every step

You can see the status, categories and reasons for returns in real time via our API or your dashboard. Transparent data speeds up refunds, reduces support volumes and enables automated decisions. We usually process returns within 24 hours of receipt.

  • Live status, categorisation and return reasons in real time

  • Plug-and-play connection to store, ERP and WMS

  • Clear SLAs and automatic notifications

Maximum process efficiency.

Standardised & flexibly adaptable

Clearly defined process steps ensure consistent results and reliable throughput times. In the set-up, we configure your entire returns process so that it precisely matches your product range, your SLAs and your target markets (CH, DE, UK). We consolidate B2B and B2C returns for efficient further processing or return transportation.

  • Scalable standard processes

  • Consolidation of B2C and B2B returns

  • Flexible adaptation to product range and business requirements

Premium Refurbishment.

For the best resale quality

We check, sort and refurbish items so that they can be sold again quickly and profitably. You define the reconditioning standards – we implement them reliably.

  • Quality check and sorting according to A/B/C/D

  • Professional cleaning, ironing, polishing, repackaging

  • Packaging and label standards according to your specifications

Clarification case handling.

Solve clarification cases simply and transparently

Our clarification tool makes decisions easier and significantly faster. Photos, status and comments are available centrally. You approve measures, we implement them immediately and log every step for maximum traceability.

  • Photo evidence, comments and approvals in the workflow

  • Defined response times and escalation paths

  • Complete history and API feedback

Storage ready for sale.

Ready for resale

We store flawless items in our fulfillment warehouse ready for immediate shipment. High-quality second-cycle goods can also be sold via Archive Resale and processed directly via MS Direct. We recycle or dispose of unsaleable products according to your specifications.

  • Immediate storage for the fastest possible resale

  • Order processing for Archive Resale

  • Recycling or destruction according to defined standards

Efficient returns logistics for your store?

We make it possible

You benefit from:

  • Best-in-class returns processing

  • Immediate storage & resale

  • Real-time overview of all steps

Why is good returns management important?

A few advantages of our returns solution for you

  • Improve your customer experience with customer-friendly returns processes.
  • Gain new and returning customers.
  • Increase your competitiveness and differentiate yourself from the competition.
  • Well thought-out returns processes are cost-efficient and can increase your profits.
  • Benefit from returns data and further optimise your product range and your store in a targeted manner.
  • Fulfill strict SLAs of online marketplaces with MS Direct and open up new sales channels.

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