All Articles from Melissa Gieringer

Online Auctions, 20 Years Later
Online Auctions, 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, Supply and Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) magazine first launched, and along with it, a variety of content and news that may now seem like a different world to today’s readers. Online marketplaces and auctions first became popular for physical…

Jun 11 2020 · 1 min read

Off-price could become bright spot for retail industry as stores reopen
Off-price could become bright spot for retail industry as stores reopen

An economic downturn and a glut of apparel and accessories are setting the stage for off-price retailers to recover faster from coronavirus-led closures than other retail sectors. Like many retailers, The TJX Cos. Inc., Ross Stores Inc. and Burlington Stores…

May 27 2020 · 1 min read

Retail refunds: frocky horror show
Retail refunds: frocky horror show

Pent-up demand, retailers hope, will send shoppers rushing to stores when lockdowns end. Chances are, however, that plenty will be “reverse buyers”, exchanging goods for money as they return pre-lockdown purchases. In addition to the usual toll of ill-fitting clothes…

May 26 2020 · 1 min read

Recap and Highlights for RLA Conference & Expo 2020
Recap and Highlights for RLA Conference & Expo 2020

The 17th Annual RLA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas kicked off Tuesday, February 4, 2020 with a collection of receptions and meet and greets (and golf!) in anticipation for the information-fueled event. Wednesday’s agenda featured expert panels, ideas, networking,…

Mar 23 2020 · 1 min read

iPhone 11 shakes up secondary mobile market as trade-in rates continue to rise
iPhone 11 shakes up secondary mobile market as trade-in rates continue to rise

Research from B-Stock, which claims to be the world’s largest business-to-business marketplace for trade-in and overstock mobile phones, has confirmed the rapid growth of the secondary mobile market driven by growing consumer demand for used mobile devices, in particular the latest…

Feb 11 2020 · 1 min read

B-Stock: Breathing new life into the used smartphone market
B-Stock: Breathing new life into the used smartphone market

Sean Cleland, VP of mobile at B2B online marketplace company B-Stock, explains how the company is helping push standards into the secondary mobile phone market, and how pre-owned phone adoption will continue its growth trajectory. Read Mobile World Live article>>

Feb 04 2020 · 1 min read

Retailers Need A Game Plan For All Those Returned TVs After The Super Bowl
Retailers Need A Game Plan For All Those Returned TVs After The Super Bowl

Here’s a safe Super Bowl bet: A lot of the big screen televisions purchased just before the game will be returned to stores soon after the game. Companies that help retailers manage, track and resell returns say they once again…

Feb 03 2020 · 1 min read

A New Outlook of Inventory Liquidation – Live From NRF Big Show
A New Outlook of Inventory Liquidation – Live From NRF Big Show

Today we’re coming to you live from the NRF Big Show in New York City with a brand new guest. Eric Moriarty, the Vice-President of Sales at B-Stock Solutions is here to share his insights about inventory liquidation.  Eric has…

Jan 30 2020 · 1 min read

How to Make Returns and Exchanges Become New Sales Opportunities
How to Make Returns and Exchanges Become New Sales Opportunities

The holiday season is finally behind us, with U.S. shoppers spending billions of dollars on holiday gifts this season. As in past years, along with holiday gifting comes holiday returns.  According to B-Stock Solutions, shoppers were expected to return up…

Jan 20 2020 · 1 min read

Eco-tip: If you can’t keep a gift, at least keep it out of the landfill
Eco-tip: If you can’t keep a gift, at least keep it out of the landfill

“Everybody liquidates,” says the tab heading on the web page of B-Stock Solutions, a Northern California-based company selling business software, systems and auction services to retailers for management of retail returns. Comparing retail returns to advice one might give a toilet-training…

Jan 13 2020 · 1 min read

The Ebay Veteran Cashing In On The $369 Billion Returns Boom
The Ebay Veteran Cashing In On The $369 Billion Returns Boom

Howard Rosenberg takes a moment to sift through the inventory of America’s rejects. It’s mid-December and the holiday shopping spree is at a fevered pitch, but inside this 120,000-square-foot warehouse on the outskirts of Phoenix, a hodge-podge collection of returned items…

Jan 09 2020 · 1 min read

US retail: many unhappy returns
US retail: many unhappy returns

Americans returned 11 per cent of purchases in 2018, according to the National Retail Federation. Based on annual retail sales of $3.66tn, that works out to $403bn. Total holiday returns for 2019 could reach $95bn, according to B-Stock Solutions, which…

Jan 07 2020 · 1 min read