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Excess Inventory is Hurting Apparel Brands
Over the past several months, we’ve covered the state of excess inventory in apparel retail through the pandemic, and it’s looked bleak. As apparel retailers emerge from a pandemic slumber, they’re facing a harsh reality: Their investments of hundreds of…
How to Buy Local Liquidation Pallets & Turn a Profit
When people hear the term “liquidation” most will associate that with going-out-of-business sales. Although liquidation of inventory could signify the end of operations, it could also be part of a larger company’s reverse logistics plan. And for start-up retailers, discount…
Selling Basics: Getting Started Selling on B-Stock Supply
Congrats, you’ve signed up to sell merchandise on B-Stock Supply! So, now what? This article will walk you through some of the basics behind how auctions work, posting your own auctions, how fees work, and some general rules. If you…
The Rise of Grocery E-commerce and Returns
Grocery e-Commerce as a temporary change… As a global pandemic and quarantine swept the world, consumers fled to grocery stores to stock up on essentials. Then ensued the shortage of items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and purchases of…
Post-Pandemic Era Ushers In reCommerce Boom
The outbreak of an unprecedented global health pandemic hit the world of retail like a meteor, flattening everything in its immediate path, and more gradually choking out the rest with the cloud of dust kicked up by its impact –…
Our Newest European Marketplace: RB Health EU Liquidation Auctions
B-Stock is pleased to announce the launch today of RB Health EU Liquidation Auctions – the official EU liquidation channel of Reckitt Benckiser. This B2B marketplace will give qualified business buyers direct access to bulk quantities of overstock merchandise from…
Shipping: Buying on B-Stock? 3 Ways to Save Money on Shipping
As any experienced buyer will tell you, when purchasing liquidation merchandise to resell you must consider shipping costs. For financial reselling success, you must factor it into your budget. You don’t want shipping to unexpectedly eat up potential profits before…
COVID and Conservation Efforts. Are They Tied?
As 2020 kicked off, different brands and retailers were focusing on conservation efforts and gearing initiatives toward a more sustainable future. But as COVID-19 hit, some of those plans were forced to take a backseat to the more immediate needs…
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
Let’s face it, dads RULE. In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, we asked employees to share some sweet sentiments about what makes their dad – or the dad of their kid(s) – so great. Here is what our team…
Apparel Retailers are Holding on to their Excess Inventory to Sell Later. Will it Work?
As retailers and brands continue to deal with the overstock that resulted from closing their stores during the pandemic, some have adopted a new tactic. Rather than deeply discounting and liquidating excess inventory, brands are packing and holding their overstock…
Warehouse Woes: When Excess Inventory Needs Out
Surplus. Excess inventory. Where does it go and what are the costs? Depending on how efficient your reverse supply chain is, having excess inventory can be detrimental to your profitability and take time away from core business activities. When it…
A Sustainable Strategy for Managing Excess Apparel
It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about post-holiday returns and what apparel retailers could do to tackle them. Today, the problem of holiday returns seems like small potatoes compared with the impact of COVID-19. Apparel retailers are…