RTO usually comes down to three things — fake/unverified orders, bad address quality, and no follow-up before delivery attempts. We started using NDR automation (calls/SMS before final delivery attempt) through our shipping aggregator (we use Shipmozo) and it cut our RTO by close to 40%. Also worth adding a COD order verification step before dispatch — saves a lot of wasted shipping cost.
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