Seattle-based Returns Online, Inc. has recently integrated its processing services with the United States Postal Service's Merchandise Return Service to offer retailers a unified method of handling postage, tracking, and processing of returned products.

This is accomplished through a return-shipping label that incorporates both a USPS postal permit and a unique Returns Online barcode.

The United States Postal Service also has assigned Returns Online's National Returns Center a unique zip code for all consumer returns. The dedicated zip code reduces the time it takes for a consumer's package to get to the National Returns Center for processing.