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How long refunds take, store by store
Published processing and bank times, store by store, so you know when to chase. Each line summarises the store's guide; open it for the conditions and exceptions before you act.
United States
58 stores| Store | Refund timing | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Fitch Clothing | No refund timeframe is stated in the checked US pages; a package-receipt email does not establish payment-posting timing. | Oct 28 |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors Sporting goods | Mailed refunds follow receipt and inspection; processing and general bank-posting durations are not published. | Oct 28 |
| Alo Yoga Activewear | Processing takes 2–4 business days after receipt, followed by up to two billing cycles for bank posting; transit is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Amazon Online marketplace | Transit and processing: up to 30 days, sometimes longer; after issuance, credit cards take 3–5 business days; debit/checking up to 10 business days. | Oct 28 |
| American Eagle Clothing | Mail takes 2–4 weeks for receipt and refund issuance, then 5–7 business days for bank posting; warehouse-only processing is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Anthropologie Clothing and home | Most mailed returns take approximately 1–2 weeks to process, then approximately 1–3 business days for eligible original-payment refunds to post. | Oct 28 |
| Aritzia Clothing | Processing takes 7–10 business days after receipt, then typically 7–10 business days to post. The FAQ instead gives 10–14 days to issue. | Oct 28 |
| AutoZone Auto parts | Refunds issue on processing day; cards then take an estimated 3–5 business days. Arrival-to-processing duration is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Barnes & Noble Books | Online refunds process within 24 hours after request; receipt-to-request timing is unpublished. Card posting takes several business days. | Oct 28 |
| Bath & Body Works Beauty | Mail refunds allow up to 14 business days for processing/issuance; online help allows up to 30 days for posting, particularly PayPal/Apple Pay. | Oct 28 |
| Best Buy Electronics | Mailed refunds process within 7–10 business days after receipt; banks may take up to 10 additional days. | Oct 28 |
| Bloomingdale's Department store | Most direct mail refunds take 5–10 days after facility receipt, then another 3–5 business days for banks. | Oct 28 |
| Boot Barn Boots and western wear | Allow 1–3 weeks overall including transit; processing takes up to 3 business days after warehouse receipt, then card posting typically 2–5 business days or next statement. | Oct 28 |
| Burlington Off-price | Refund processing and bank/card posting times are not published; keep the return receipt and check the account statement. | Oct 28 |
| Costco Wholesale Warehouse club | UPS-label refunds typically issue 2–3 business days after scanning; some returns add 3–10 business days for verification. Universal bank-posting time is unpublished. | Oct 27 |
| DICK'S Sporting Goods Sporting goods | Mail credit is usually issued 2–3 weeks after receipt; order-status help separately says within 30 days of warehouse receipt. | Oct 28 |
| Dollar Tree Discount | Direct store and website refund timelines are unpublished. Instacart processes immediately; most appear within 5–10 business days. | Oct 28 |
| DSW Shoes | Mailed returns take 7–10 business days after receipt to process and credit funds; separate bank posting time is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Edikted Clothing | Mailed refunds follow receipt and inspection, with a seven-business-day processing goal and up to three business days for bank posting after issuance. | Oct 28 |
| Fashion Nova Clothing | Plan on 5–7 business days after warehouse receipt for e-gift-card credit; help also says “instant credit” without defining its trigger. | Oct 28 |
| Five Below Discount | Card posting takes 2–10 business days; retailer processing duration and a total mail-to-refund timeframe are not published. | Oct 28 |
| Foot Locker Shoes | Mail processing allows up to two weeks after return-facility delivery, before payment-specific timing. | Oct 28 |
| Halara Clothing | After inspection passes, allow processing within 5 business days, then up to 5 more business days for original-payment completion; transit and inspection are untimed. | Oct 28 |
| Harbor Freight Tools Tools | Ordinary refunds can take up to 10 business days to post after processing; retailer processing time itself is not published. | Oct 28 |
| Hobby Lobby Crafts | Mailed online returns allow up to two weeks for processing and issuance; the starting event and additional bank-posting time are unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| HOKA Running shoes | Ordinary refund processing and bank-posting times are not published. | Oct 28 |
| Hollister Co. Clothing | Allow about three weeks from carrier drop-off until refund issue, including transit and processing, then 3–5 business days for posting. | Oct 28 |
| The Home Depot Home improvement | Mail processing takes up to 7 business days after receipt and verification, then cards can take up to 10 business days. | Oct 27 |
| IKEA Furniture | FAQ estimates 5–7 business days without a starting point; mail help estimates about two weeks after store arrival. Separate processing and bank periods are unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| JCPenney Department store | Mailed credits take up to four weeks including shipping and processing; separate post-issue bank intervals are not published. | Oct 28 |
| Kohl's Department store | Mail refunds take up to 7–10 days after receipt to process and issue; separate mail bank posting is not published. | Oct 28 |
| Lowe's Home improvement | Processing time is not published; account posting allows up to seven business days after return completion. | Oct 27 |
| Lululemon Activewear | Warehouse processing takes 3–5 business days, then statement posting takes 3–10 business days; banks may take until the next billing cycle. | Oct 28 |
| Macy's Department store | Store processing is usually immediate; mail processing is 7 days or 10 business days after receipt, then card posting takes another 5–7 business days. | Oct 28 |
| Marshalls Off-price | Qualifying mailed refunds have a 10–14 business days after receipt account-credit estimate, including bank timing; separate processing and bank durations are unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Menards Home improvement | Online card credit is estimated at about 7–10 days after warehouse receipt and processing; separate processing and bank-posting durations are unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Michaels Crafts | General US processing and bank-posting times are unpublished; online Return Details supplies order-specific timing. | Oct 28 |
| Micro Center Electronics | Mail RMA processing takes up to two weeks; credit-card estimates typically take 3–7 business days combined, with separate bank posting unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Nike Sportswear | Nike issues refunds within six business days after receipt; cards, Apple Pay and PayPal may take up to 10 additional days. | Oct 28 |
| Nordstrom Rack Department store | Mail usually takes 8–12 business days to arrive; card accounts are credited within 3–5 business days of receipt, with statement timing issuer-dependent. | Oct 28 |
| Old Navy Clothing | Processing duration is not published; card posting can take up to 10 additional business days after processing. | Oct 28 |
| Pacsun Clothing | Online processing allows up to 20 business days, followed by another 3–5 business days for bank posting. | Oct 28 |
| Peppermayo Clothing | Allow up to 10 business days after US warehouse arrival and validation for processing, then 1–5 business days for posting. | Oct 28 |
| Princess Polly Clothing | USPS transit: 7–10 business days; processing aims: 14 days or 6–10 business days; bank posting: up to 10 business days after processing. | Oct 28 |
| Quince Clothing and home | Original-payment processing typically takes 7 business days after facility delivery and restocking; card posting takes a few additional days. Transit duration is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Reformation Clothing | Mailed returns take 3–4 business days after receipt to process, then another 5–10 business days for bank posting. | Oct 28 |
| REI Outdoor gear | Processing estimates conflict: four or 10–14 business days after receipt. Posting is typically up to 10 business days or 10–14 unspecified days. | Oct 28 |
| REVOLVE Clothing | Domestic returns process 2–3 business days after facility arrival; credit-card posting then takes 3–5 business days, depending on the bank. | Oct 28 |
| Ross Dress for Less Off-price | General processing and bank posting are unpublished. Check-paid cash refunds have a 5-day wait; no-receipt credit over $50 is mailed within 21 days. | Oct 28 |
| Saks Fifth Avenue Department store | Allow 7–10 days for processing; the start trigger, day unit and separate bank posting interval are not published. | Oct 28 |
| Sam's Club Warehouse club | Mailed online refunds process in 5–7 business days after return-center receipt, potentially longer; bank posting is not published. | Oct 28 |
| Sephora Beauty | Mail processing and credit issuance allow up to 30 days, with no exact start event; additional bank/provider posting is not published. | Oct 27 |
| Tractor Supply Co. Farm and rural | Accepted store returns process immediately; shipped returns allow 48 hours after receipt. Numeric bank-posting timing is unpublished. | Oct 28 |
| Ulta Beauty Beauty | Direct mailed returns process within 30 business days after distribution-center receipt; card posting may take 7–10 days after the refund email. | Oct 28 |
| Uniqlo Clothing | Processing: 2–7 or 7–10 business days, 5–7 calendar days or up to 14 business days after arrival; card posting 3–5 business days, with conflicting general estimates. | Oct 28 |
| Urban Outfitters Clothing | Mailed returns take approximately 1–2 weeks to process, followed by 1–3 additional business days to post. | Oct 28 |
| Walmart Superstore | Cards typically arrive within seven days; Walmart-sold mail processing is unpublished. Marketplace processing generally allows two business days after receipt, with conflicting route wording. | Oct 28 |
| Zara Clothing | Help gives 72 hours processing and up to 14 days bank posting; terms allow 30 days processing and one to two billing cycles. | Oct 28 |
United Kingdom
41 stores| Store | Refund timing | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Argos Catalogue retailer | Store refunds start immediately; other returns allow 14 days plus provider processing, with banks taking up to 5 working days. | 28 Oct |
| ASOS Online fashion | Allow up to 10 calendar days transit, an aim of 14 days processing after receipt, then up to 10 working days for payment posting. | 28 Oct |
| B&Q DIY | Refunds are usually issued within 14 days, with differing trigger wording; bank posting time is not published. | 28 Oct |
| Bershka Clothing | Within 14 days of cancellation notice, subject to withholding until goods or sufficient dispatch proof arrive; bank posting is unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| Boohoo Online fashion | Processing: up to 14 days after receipt; FAQ counts from posting instead; bank posting: up to 5 additional days. | 28 Oct |
| Boots Health and beauty | Postal processing allows up to 14 days after the return email, then 3–5 working days for posting; PayPal can take up to 30 days. | 28 Oct |
| CeX Second-hand tech | Testing, refund-issue and bank/provider posting times are not published. | 28 Oct |
| Charles Tyrwhitt Menswear | Processing allows up to 10 working days, with no stated start; terms separately state within 30 days. Bank posting is unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| Currys Electronics | Terms give 14 days from goods or dispatch evidence; the FAQ counts receipt, and bank posting time is unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| Debenhams Online department store | Processing takes up to 14 days, then up to five more days for the bank; posting versus receipt as the processing trigger differs. | 28 Oct |
| Dunelm Homeware | Allow 7–10 working days including arrival and processing; home-collection help instead says up to 21 days, and bank posting is unresolved. | 28 Oct |
| Gymshark Activewear | Transit and processing allow up to 11 working days combined; cards typically take another 3–5 working days. | 28 Oct |
| H&M Clothing | After the refund email, cards allow 5 working days and PayPal up to 30 days. | 28 Oct |
| Halara Activewear | After passing inspection, allow up to five business days for processing, then up to five further business days to complete; transit and inspection are untimed. | 28 Oct |
| Halfords Motoring and cycling | Warehouse: within two working days after confirmed receipt, trigger next working day; FAQ allows 30 days processing and usually 3–5 working days bank posting. | 28 Oct |
| JD Sports Sportswear | Postal estimates differ: refund FAQ expects transit within 10 days, aims to process within 14 days of arrival, then expects posting within 5 working days. | 28 Oct |
| John Lewis & Partners Department store | Allow up to 14 days from posting; John Lewis shop refunds should appear within 5 days. | 28 Oct |
| Mango Clothing | Transit takes up to 2 working days; processing is within 48 hours on working days, then bank posting takes 3–12 working days. | 28 Oct |
| Marks & Spencer Department store | Postal processing is within 10 days, then a further 3–5 working days for payment. Processing start events and day units are not fully defined. | 27 Oct |
| Matalan Clothing and home | Postal refunds process within 14 days of receipt. Separate bank posting is not published; Klarna takes 3–5 days after processing. | 28 Oct |
| Mountain Warehouse Outdoor gear | Stores process immediately; post allows 14 days after warehouse receipt under the main how-to, then 3–5 working days for banks. | 28 Oct |
| New Look Clothing | Online refunds allow up to 14 calendar days from drop-off, then 3–5 working days for payment posting. | 28 Oct |
| Next Clothing and home | Remote refunds are issued within one working day after warehouse arrival, with typically about three days in transit. | 27 Oct |
| Nike Sportswear | Up to 14 days to complete after Nike receives the items; no separate bank stage is published. | 28 Oct |
| PrettyLittleThing Online fashion | Undated FAQ: up to 28 days transit and processing, cards within 14 days of receipt, then around seven working days posting; no main-page total. | 28 Oct |
| Primark Value fashion | Click + Collect store refunds occur on return; postal refunds are due within 14 days of receipt or sending evidence. Bank timing is unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| The Range Home and leisure | Refund processing takes 3–5 working days after receiving goods. | 28 Oct |
| Reiss Clothing | Card refunds take 5 working days for store returns or 10 working days for Evri. | 28 Oct |
| River Island Clothing | Postal refunds target 10 calendar days from handover, then cards take up to 10 additional calendar days; other providers differ. | 28 Oct |
| Sainsbury's Supermarket | General refunds take 3–5 working days once returned; Tu has separate end-to-end estimates by route and payment. | 28 Oct |
| Schuh Shoes | Allow up to 14 days for arrival; contact email is due within 3 days after receipt. Refund completion and bank posting are not published. | 28 Oct |
| Screwfix Trade tools | FAQ estimates 3–5 working days for cards/mobile payments and 5–10 for PayPal; stage coverage and separate bank posting are unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| SHEIN Online fashion | Transit is 5–7 days; processing estimates differ. Card posting is 5–10 business days, sometimes up to 30 days. | 28 Oct |
| Smyths Toys Toys | October–December processing can take up to 14 working days; the start event and other-month target are not published. | 28 Oct |
| Specsavers Optician | Terms-based refunds go to original payment details within 14 days after Specsavers receives the goods; bank posting is unpublished. | 28 Oct |
| Sports Direct Sporting goods | Allow up to 14 days from returning for receipt and processing; terms instead promise a refund within 14 days after receipt. | 28 Oct |
| Tesco Supermarket | F&F Evri transit takes up to 5 working days, processing within 1 working day of receipt, then card posting 3–5 working days. | 28 Oct |
| TK Maxx Off-price | The refund estimate is 3–5 working days, with no stated start or separate processing and bank-posting times. | 28 Oct |
| UNIQLO Clothing | Processing takes up to 14 calendar days after warehouse receipt, longer over Christmas/New Year; card posting is 3–5 business days in the table, 3–7 in FAQs. | 28 Oct |
| Urban Outfitters Clothing | Postal refunds take 3–5 working days after processing notification. Routine processing is unpublished; busy-period processing can take up to 28 days. | 28 Oct |
| Zara Clothing | Carrier returns process within 72 hours of arrival; bank-dependent receipt can take up to 14 days after return. | 28 Oct |
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