All Articles from Editorial Team

E-commerce and Customer Service Expectations
E-commerce and Customer Service Expectations

A recent survey report shows how online retailers can replace personalized in-store experiences with a great online shopping experience. With e-commerce now representing 14.5% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 with 15% yoy growth, all signs…

Apr 17 2019 · 3 min read

Watch Webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the Mobile Secondary Market
Watch Webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the Mobile Secondary Market

https://youtu.be/W8T8eJ14g-M This webinar shares the latest trends and data B-Stock is seeing in the mobile secondary market due to COVID-19. Presented by B-Stock’s Mobile Analyst, Joe Dube, we cover: The impact of the Hong Kong border closure and subsequent market…

Apr 16 2019 · 1 min read

Watch webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the Mobile Secondary Market (EU Edition)
Watch webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the Mobile Secondary Market (EU Edition)

https://youtu.be/zBVMfq9WYDo This webinar shares the latest trends and data B-Stock is seeing in the mobile secondary market due to COVID-19. Presented by B-Stock’s Mobile Analyst, Joe Dube, we cover: The impact of the Hong Kong border closure and subsequent market…

Apr 16 2019 · 1 min read

FUTR Summit – April 24-25 – London
FUTR Summit – April 24-25 – London

B-Stock’s European team is heading to the Business Design Centre in London from April 24-25 for FUTR Summit. This is Europe’s only summit focused on fresh thinking and progressive change in retail, marketing and commerce with over 200 speakers. If…

Apr 16 2019 · 2 min read

E-Commerce Fashion Retailer Shifts Return Policy
E-Commerce Fashion Retailer Shifts Return Policy

In the latest round of online fashion retailers combating return fraud (return rates were spiking), Asos has announced a new returns policy aimed directly at stemming the practice of “wardrobing” or “bracketing”—buying several articles of clothing with the intention of…

Apr 12 2019 · 3 min read

E-commerce Retailers Give New Life to Vacant Malls
E-commerce Retailers Give New Life to Vacant Malls

Quick Fact: new real estate projects are turning 7.9 million square feet of vacant retail space into 10.9 million square feet of new industrial space, either by conversion or new construction The rise in e-commerce retail growth is helping spur…

Apr 10 2019 · 3 min read

CCA Mobile Carriers Show – Denver – April 8-10
CCA Mobile Carriers Show – Denver – April 8-10

B-Stock is headed to the Rocky mountains for CCA Mobile Carriers Show from April 8-10. CCA’s Mobile Carriers Show is the only North American event to focus exclusively on smart strategies, technology innovations, and business opportunities for carriers in this…

Apr 04 2019 · 2 min read

How Fashion Impacts the Environment
How Fashion Impacts the Environment

Fashion can impact the global environment in more than one way; right now, it’s all about sustainability. From a sustainable economy to sustainable farming to sustainable fashion, retailers are currently living in a world of social responsibility. This couldn’t be…

Apr 04 2019 · 3 min read

2019 Supply Chain Challenges: E-commerce, Borders, & Politics
2019 Supply Chain Challenges: E-commerce, Borders, & Politics

For 2019, shipping costs, global trade politics and cross border e-commerce are the top concerns amongst supply chain professionals. Retailers must keep the supply chain moving despite rising costs, new tariffs, labor shortages and the challenges of cross-border e-commerce. Meanwhile,…

Apr 02 2019 · 3 min read

How E-commerce Continues to Grow
How E-commerce Continues to Grow

Quick fact: e-commerce represented 14.5% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 (source: U.S. Census). Great American’s Retail Monitor March 2019 (PDF) issue focused on the continuing growth of e-commerce and how Amazon’s marketplaces are forcing retailers…

Mar 29 2019 · 4 min read

The Future of Retail Home Goods: Physical Space, AR & Social
The Future of Retail Home Goods: Physical Space, AR & Social

Quick Fact – Between 2013 and 2018 the brick-and-mortar home goods markets grew by 20.9% while e-commerce grew 88.7%; according to data provided to Retail Dive by Euromonitor. As a result of this growth, various retail giants have invested in…

Mar 27 2019 · 4 min read

Used Apparel Market Primed for Growth
Used Apparel Market Primed for Growth

A recent 2019 Resale Report by thredUP (PDF) predicts the secondhand apparel market will reach $51B by 2023. Secondhand apparel is the consumption of all used apparel that enters the secondary market through consumer returns and resale. This is good…

Mar 25 2019 · 3 min read