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Secondhand September: Get in the Know!
This year, the charity Oxfam (which aims to fight global poverty), introduced Secondhand September. This movement urges shoppers to avoid buying new clothing for 30 days and instead, purchase secondhand items. The goal is to raise awareness of the environmental…
eCommerce Expo – September 25-26 – London
Onto the next European show! From September 25-26th, the team is heading to eCommerce Expo in London. As the UK’s largest event on the eCommerce and retail calendar, the show features hundreds of ecommerce specialists, including 350 expert speakers. If…
Retail Data Digest
A snapshot of the latest stats and survey results from around the retail industry, related to consumer returns. Retail Dive’s Holiday Trendline Retail Dive has published a Holidays Trendline, chock full of interesting data and insights (including some stats from…
A Guide to Buying Liquidation Sporting Goods and Fitness Equipment
No matter where you live or what the season is, sporting goods and recreational equipment will always (re)sell well. In recent years, the sporting goods resale industry has seen tremendous growth. This is due in part to American consumers paying…
IAW Trade Fair – September 18-20 – Cologne
B-Stock’s EU team is heading to Cologne, Germany from September 18-20 for the IAW Trade Fair. The show is Europe’s number one event for business buyers from across the EU, showcasing innovative promotional and trend-led products from sellers across the…
Live Video Chat: Consumer Electronics Secondary Market Insights
Around 20% of consumer electronics purchases are returned: the biggest drivers include customer dissatisfaction and frustration with the product. Given constant technology upgrades and open boxes or torn packaging, many of the items cannot be resold as new, at full…
Meet B-Stock at Groceryshop, September 15 – 18, Las Vegas
B-Stock will be in attendance at Groceryshop in Las Vegas from September 15 – 18. Groceryshop debuted last year and quickly became the leading event for innovation in grocery and CPG. The show is attended by over 300 CEOs from…
Mobile Secondary Market: Q2 2019 Insights
Each quarter we compile data from across our Mobile Marketplaces to create an overview of secondary market industry insights, including pricing data for devices across model, carrier, condition, color and SKU. The world’s largest wireless manufacturers, carriers, and trade-in companies…
The Case for a Chief Returns Officer
The retail industry is currently experiencing a 40% consumer returns rate when it comes to e-commerce. What’s more, new research shows that a staggering 89% of consumers report they have returned at least one online purchase within the past 3…
Meet B-Stock at IFA in Berlin
B-Stock’s EMEA team is heading to IFA in Berlin September 6 through 11. IFA is the leading showcase for the global technology industry and is the meeting place for key retailers, buyers and experts from the industry. During the event,…
Macy’s debuts secondhand apparel sales with ThredUp
With this tie-up, Macy’s is aligning with one of the best growing segments in apparel retail. Transactions for used apparel rose a whopping 254% over the past two years at B-Stock, a B2B marketplace for returned and excess apparel, according…
UK Consumer Electronic Waste on the Rise
Quick Facts: In 2017, 44.7 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally 90% of which was sent to landfill, incinerated, illegally traded or treated in a sub-standard way The European Union will generate a total of 12mn tonnes of electronic…