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Buying Sears Returns: What You Need to Know
Sears has been a household name for decades. So long, in fact, you might forget it was one of the first department stores in the country! Department stores are known for carrying a wide range of household products and necessities…
Returns often end up in landfills. Here’s how 3 companies are helping them get resold instead.
Holiday shopping was expected to break records in 2021 — and now that all the gifts have been unwrapped, the returns are flooding in. UPS estimates that it will process more than 60 million return packages by the end of…
From living rooms to landfills, some holiday shopping returns take a ‘very sad path’
More than half a trillion dollars. That’s the estimated value of all the stuff that U.S. shoppers bought last year only to return it — more than the economy of Israel or Austria. There’s a direct link from returns to…
Podcast: 3 Trends Shaping the New Liquidation Landscape with B-Stock Solutions CEO Howard Rosenberg
With the eBay era in full swing, liquidation was begging for an overhaul. Enter Howard Rosenberg and his company B-Stock Solutions – which helps retailers and manufacturers optimize their recovery rates on liquidation sales using private #marketplace platform technology. Join…
How to Buy Return Pallets Directly From Retailers
Companies and retailers far and wide deal with customer returns. But where do they all end up? And what’s the value in a simple store return? Well, there’s a lot you can do when you buy return pallets. Most notably,…
UPS says it’s processing a record number of returns as 1 in 4 Americans plan to ship stuff back to sellers after the holidays
Holiday shoppers bought an utterly staggering amount of stuff in November and December, and the share of those items bought online is growing. Total retail spending was up 8.5% over the same period last year, according to MasterCard, while ecommerce…
Record-Breaking Holiday Means A Record-Breaking Deluge Of Returns For Retailers
Early results are in and holiday retail sales increased 8.5% year-over-year from November 1 through December 24, according to Mastercard Spending Pulse. That is on the low end but still in line with the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) original prediction…
Holiday sales boom but many gifts get returned
Two in three shoppers are now planning at least one return after a huge holiday shopping season. Processing returns costs stores more than ever this year, and that cost also extends to the environment, as returns produced an estimated 5.8…
Video: How to Take Great Listing Photos
As the saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words,” right? Well, when it comes to listing your items for sale, B-Stock’s adage is “better images, higher profits!” In this video, we’re breaking down the top 5 things you…
Video: Seller Performance Requirements: What are They?
In order to bring buyers the highest quality auctions at the very best prices, we hold B-Stock Supply sellers to a strict set of standards. Sellers must adhere to three Seller Performance Requirements. In this video, we’ll explain what they…
The Ultimate Guide to Buying Holiday Returns
The National Retail Federation predicts retail sales will be up 8.5% – 10.5% from last year totaling between $843.4 billion and $859 billion! So, what does that mean for returns? Short answer: Retailers are bracing for record numbers. And for…
Happier returns? Retailers in race to solve holidays’ environmental, logistics nightmare
An estimated $66.7 billion in rejected holiday gifts will make their way back to retailers this year, a 30% increase over 2020, and retailers are exploring some creative ways to cut those costs. To see retailing at its ecological worst,…