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A Guide to Buying Liquidation Health & Beauty Inventory
Cosmetics, vitamins, razors, medicine, shampoo, and more. When it comes to liquidation health and beauty auction lots, buyers will find a wide assortment in this category. And with plenty of personal care items considered a necessity by men, women, and…
Tips for a Better Liquidation Automation Process for 2021
It’s been said that the only true constant in life is change, and this is especially true for the extraordinary circumstances of the past year. Retailers and eCommerce businesses are busy trying to adapt to the changes presented by our…
Podcast: Are you missing a $67 billion opportunity?
$67 billion. That is the estimated size of the mobile secondary market. In this podcast, Joe Dube, strategic account manager for mobile marketplaces for B-Stock, discusses B-Stock’s quarterly report on the state of the mobile secondary market. B-Stock runs the…
Best Places to Purchase Pallets of Merchandise
If you’re thinking of starting your own retail or e-commerce business, sourcing products can be one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. There are so many options out there, and it’s easy to overlook some of the best…
B-Stock Featured on The News with Shepard Smith
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts there will be over $100 billion dollars worth of holiday returns this year. But what many shoppers don’t know, is that a very small percentage of returns actually end up back on store shelves.…
Buying Home Depot Returns: What You Need to Know
The post-holiday season is a big deal for liquidations auctions because retailers are offloading all of those wonderful gifts that people have returned. Often there’s nothing wrong with this merchandise other than it was purchased for someone who didn’t want…
The iPhone 12 and its Surprise Performance on the Secondary Market
Apple released four new iPhone models in 2020. Historically, the annual iPhone release happens in late September, but given the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain in 2020, new models hit the primary market in two waves, the first…
The Online Marketplace Opportunity: 2021 Onwards
As every market in the world was spun in a totally digital dimension, we covered the growth of eCommerce through its past, present, and future—and its booming effect on all things shopping. With the holidays only magnifying outlets to access…
After Shopping And Shipping Crush Come Record Returns
Online purchases drove this year’s sales, and they are much more likely to get returned than items bought in person. Plus, people are shopping like Goldilocks. January, the beginning of the year, is the traditional time for fresh starts and…
What Actually Happens To Your Online Returns?
The stores are full of promises of comfort and joy — a pair of fancy sweatpants, some box fresh sneakers, a shiny new kitchen gadget, a cozy new blanket. In a year of economic and social turmoil, brands are banking…
The Future of Commerce? Re-Commerce
As much of the commercial world saw significant changes this year, potentially the most notable was that in the e-commerce space. From stay-at-home orders, the pandemic felt ‘round the world created a seismic shift in all things—from social, to shopping,…
What Happens to Merchandise When Stores Go Out of Business?
2020 and its global pandemic have wreaked havoc on businesses around the world. Stores have been shuttered, restaurants sit empty, and workers find themselves out of jobs. At times, it seems the list of businesses filing for bankruptcy is growing…