Aparna Mehta: Where do your online returns go?
Aparna Mehta: Où partent vos retours en ligne ?
UPS's Aparna Mehta works with the top-tier retail customers to develop innovative, profitable solutions that enhance customer experiences. Full bio
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packages of clothing delivered to me
deux ou trois paquets
and many colors,
de plusieurs couleurs,
what I really wanted.
ce que je voulais.
and then I sent what didn't work back.
et retournais ce qui ne me plaisait pas.
return some of those packages back,
retourner l'un de ces colis
I think you have a problem."
and free returns, right?
gratuits, non ?
at work that shocked me.
une statistique qui m'a choquée.
director for top-tier retail,
dans un magasin haut de gamme,
with one of my largest customers,
l'un de nos plus gros clients,
was managing returns.
la gestion des retours.
of clothing returned to them.
de vêtements retournés.
these returned clothes?
ces vêtements retournés ? »
j'ai commencé mes recherches.
ends up in the landfill.
retournés finissent dans les décharges.
did a load of laundry last night
avaient fait leur lessive hier soir
in the trash today.
to logistical issues like these --
à de telles questions logistiques --
We have to solve this."
systems we already have in place.
How did we get here?
« Comment en sommes-nous arrivés là ? »
when a study recommended
qu'une étude a recommandé
would drive customers to spend more.
conduirait les clients à dépenser plus.
offering free online returns
offrir des retours en ligne gratuits
and provide a better experience.
et offrir une meilleure expérience.
being returned as well.
de produits retournés aussi.
$351 billion in sales
351 milliards de dollars,
to recover their losses.
pour recouvrer les pertes.
online to be sold again,
ces produits à la vente,
a place for this item
une place à ces produits,
for being that shopper,
d'être cette acheteuse-là,
my innocent shopping behavior
mon innocente conduite d'achat
à ce qui peut être fait,
to the retailer in the first place?
obligatoirement au commerçant ?
is trying to return something,
retourner un produit,
shopper who wants it,
un « retour responsable » [green turn] ?
to take pictures of the item
prendre des photos via une application,
while returning it.
avant de le retourner.
sort these clothes by condition --
trieraient alors les vêtements par état --
appropriate person.
la personne adéquate.
automatically go to the next buyer,
directement au prochain acheteur,
could be marked down
pourraient être démarqués
a particular item can be resold.
pour chaque article.
is obtain a mobile code,
serait d'obtenir un code mobile,
to be packed and shipped,
pour conditionnement et envoi,
one buyer to the next,
go through all this trouble?"
à se donner tout ce mal ? »
par exemple,
des « remises responsables ».
new opportunity to make money
de gagner de l'argent
looking to buy these returns.
désireuse d'acheter ces retours.
a fun thing like shopping
une action simple comme un achat
to weave some of our existing systems
certains de nos systèmes existants
logistical systems are in place,
ne soient mis en place,
made a few small changes
quelques changements
to research and think --
pour faire des recherches et y penser --
les adultes aux États-Unis,
de moins cette année,
of clothes out of the landfill.
de vêtements de finir dans les décharges.
that we have created
landfills across the globe.
que ces décharges explosent.
and my daughter's daughter
et pour la fille de ma fille,
than I found it,
que quand je l'ai trouvé,
Ce n'est pas compliqué.
and our landfills
et nos décharges
we are shopping online
nos prochains achats en ligne
hopefully really do want:
à ce que nous voulons tous :
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Aparna Mehta - Global supply chain leaderUPS's Aparna Mehta works with the top-tier retail customers to develop innovative, profitable solutions that enhance customer experiences.
Why you should listen
The exponential rise of e-commerce has changed the way we shop and driven retailers to offer things like "hassle-free" returns policy, to keep up with customer expectations. But what's the true cost of these returns to our planet? This was a life-changing question for Aparna Mehta, who went from being a serial returner of online purchases to finding a solution to mitigate returns.
As a Global Solutions Director at UPS, Mehta is skilled at assessing business processes to develop innovative solutions that are profitable and enhance customer experiences. She has been engaged with inspiring teams to peak performance and develop future leaders for more than two decades. She holds two master's degrees: an MBA and a master's in applied computer science from Illinois State University. In her personal time, she's on the leadership team for Ellevate, a professional networking group for women aimed at reducing the wage gap.
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