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Melissa Gieringer
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Black Friday predictions from UK retail experts
UK consumers are expected to spend almost £5bn on black Friday this year, with half of this expected to be spent online. Experts share their Black Friday predictions. Ben Whitaker, EMEA Director at B-Stock “With Black Friday coming up, there is…
“It’s beginning to look a lot like a sustainable second-hand Christmas,” as pre-loved fashion takes off
With fast fashion under microscope for its environment impact and kids wanting to be more sustainable, the second-hand apparel market is growing – at a miraculous 21-times faster than the primary market. So finds B-Stock, the world’s largest online B2B platform…
The benefits of the secondary market
As legislation continues to be implemented with the environment and circular economy in mind, retailers will need to utilize tools and services that can enable them to offload unused and unwanted stock in an environmentally conscious way. Read full Retail…
Kardashian-Jenner family launches apparel resale business
The Kardashian-Jenners are getting in on resale — a lucrative apparel trend that is growing as shoppers both look for deals and support sustainability efforts. Resale has grown 21 times faster than the retail apparel market over the past three…
‘Taking control of reverse logistics is the key to ecommerce future’: Ben Whitaker of B-Stock
The hidden costs that retailers are forced to absorb as a result of online retail returns are threatening the future of ecommerce, B-Stock’s EMEA Director warned today. Speaking on the opening day of eCommerce Expo, Ben Whitaker highlighted that ecommerce…
How to make easy money selling thrift store finds on Poshmark, The RealReal | Doreen’s Deals
Resale is a hot and growing retail trend being driven by millennials and Gen Z consumers who like the value and sustainability of buying used goods. Since 2017, there has been a 700 percent increase in the number of buyers…
Apparel Retailers Need A Recommerce Solution: Here’s Why
Secondhand clothing is the new black. Driven by sites like Poshmark, thredUP and The RealReal, the apparel resale market is outpacing the primary one and becoming the go-to fashion staple for socially conscious Millennials and Gen Z: around 30% will…
Oxfam’s Second-hand September: The affect on fast fashion retailers & its viability
Second-hand September is fairly new. With the rise in sustainable shopping options at an all-time high, retailers on the UK’s high streets are scrambling to find ways to be more eco-friendly, while some are turning a blind eye and promoting…
Shifting the approach toward returns
With returns having such an impact on the bottom line, many retailers are opting to leverage their own B2B marketplaces in order to auction bulk quantities of returned and excess merchandise directly to business buyers around the country. Read full…
Insta-shopping : Is it worth a retailer’s investment?
Founded in 2010, it wasn’t until after 2012 – when Facebook acquired it – that things took off for Instagram. Now boasting over one billion users worldwide, there’s no doubting immense power of the social media platform, which focuses on photo and…
Innovations Driving A Sustainable Retail Industry
The retail industry produces an unprecedented amount of waste year after year, with much of that driven by customer returns and excess inventory. Each year around 5 billion pounds of returned goods end up in landfills and that doesn’t even…
How An Online Automotive Deal Is Fueling A Retail Trend
Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought…