All Articles from Howard Rosenberg

Refurb iPhone, blu-ray and picture frame lots coming to BStockSupply.com on 6/21/10!
Refurb iPhone, blu-ray and picture frame lots coming to BStockSupply.com on 6/21/10!

We at B-Stock are all very excited that our newest marketplace is open for registration! Bidding will begin on June 21st when we will launch bulk lots of iPhones, blu-ray players and digital picture frames. You will see a growing…

Jun 08 2010 · 1 min read

Jean Kovacs, founder of Comergent Technologies, joins B-Stock Advisory Board
Jean Kovacs, founder of Comergent Technologies, joins B-Stock Advisory Board

I am excited to announce the addition of Jean Kovacs to our Advisory Board. Jean founded Comergent Technologies, built it into a world class enterprise software company and sold it to Sterling Commerce in 2006. Her operational experience running an…

May 18 2010 · 1 min read

Retail Returns Spell Disaster For Investors
Retail Returns Spell Disaster For Investors

Sobering article by Will Ashworth on the financial side of retail customer returns. He says that, “According to the National Retail Federation, customers returned merchandise valued at $185.5 billion in 2009, approximately 8% of total sales.” Given that most returned…

Apr 26 2010 · 5 min read

Auctionbytes interview:  Liquidation inventory sourcing
Auctionbytes interview: Liquidation inventory sourcing

I had the pleasure of speaking with Ina Steiner recently about product sourcing and the role B-Stock Solutions plays in helping online sellers and other merchants get direct access to liquidation inventory from major retailers. You can find the interview…

Apr 21 2010 · 1 min read

Furniture retailers should replace 35% of merchandise
Furniture retailers should replace 35% of merchandise

I just read this article and was shocked (in a ‘wow, how could they let this happen’-way) by the analyst’s assertion that furniture retailers need to replace 35% of the inventory on their showroom floors to ‘freshen up’ the assortment.…

Apr 19 2010 · 3 min read

eBay Radio interview
eBay Radio interview

For buyers of excess inventory who are interested in hearing more about how B-Stock Solutions can help you, listen to my recent interview on eBay Radio. Contact us so we can let you know when we have new buying opportunities…

Apr 16 2010 · 1 min read

Major inventory issues at Palm
Major inventory issues at Palm

John Paczkowski at Daily Digital on Palm’s scary inventory situation. Such a shame to see this. I would love the chance to help them work through it. “Big Problem for Palm: Growing Unsold Inventory” | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily…

Apr 13 2010 · 1 min read

Carrying cost on excess inventory increases need for efficient disposition
Carrying cost on excess inventory increases need for efficient disposition

I read a very good article on inventory management today called Aggregate Inventory Management. It was written by George Miller of PROACTION. I particularly liked his comprehensive description of “Carrying Cost” of inventory. Although we generally focus on, and pitch,…

Apr 10 2010 · 5 min read

Why liquidation of excess inventory is worth worrying about
Why liquidation of excess inventory is worth worrying about

I gave a talk in February at the Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas about liquidation and why, for most companies, it is still being managed the same way it was decades ago. The main point I made was that…

Apr 09 2010 · 3 min read

National Semi profit, outlook beat forecasts
National Semi profit, outlook beat forecasts

I was amused by this article. It starts with: National Semiconductor Corp (NSM.N) posted results and a revenue outlook that beat estimates, as sales to industrial markets and improved corporate spending pushed margins to a record high. It goes on…

Mar 18 2010 · 1 min read

Seller Inquiry
Seller Inquiry

Let Us Know Who You Are and How We Can Help Contact Us Now Someone will get back to you within one day to answer any questions you have about our services and to tell you how we can help…

Feb 17 2010 · 1 min read

Mike Linton, former CMO eBay & Best Buy, Joins B-Stock Advisory Board
Mike Linton, former CMO eBay & Best Buy, Joins B-Stock Advisory Board

I am thrilled to announce that Mike Linton has joined the B-Stock Solutions Advisory Board. Mike is a world-class marketer with extraordinary experience in retail, consumer products and e-commerce. We are very fortunate to have Mike involved in our business…

Dec 28 2009 · 2 min read