All Articles from Editorial Team

Retail Return Policies Influence Consumer Spending
Retail Return Policies Influence Consumer Spending

Recent reports validate previous findings that consumers expect an omnichannel shopping experience and a friendly return policy while shopping. The latest survey by Voxware indicates 95% of consumers say how well retailers handle returns influences their decision to order from…

Jan 09 2019 · 2 min read

E-shopping + Omnichannel Lead 2019 Retail Trends
E-shopping + Omnichannel Lead 2019 Retail Trends

Over the past four decades technology has seeped into consumers daily routines: it started with home PCs and laptops, then evolved to phones, and now watches and smart home displays and speakers are taking center stage. Continuing advances in AI,…

Jan 07 2019 · 3 min read

Holiday Retail Return Policies Impact Reverse Logistics & Shipping
Holiday Retail Return Policies Impact Reverse Logistics & Shipping

Quick Facts: 75% of retailers identified shipping costs as biggest challenge; a 7% increase from 2017 Global ecommerce sales will increase 109% over next three years to $4.8 trillion; requiring additional shipping costs 34% of shoppers said they will only…

Jan 04 2019 · 3 min read

2019 Retail Apparel Trends & Projections
2019 Retail Apparel Trends & Projections

As the retail apparel industry looks to the new year, early indicators show signs of slow growth rates. A recent report by the McKinsey Global Fashion Index forecasts growth of only 3.5 to 4.5 percent for 2019, slightly below 2018…

Jan 02 2019 · 4 min read

2018 In Review: B-Stock by the Numbers
2018 In Review: B-Stock by the Numbers

In 2018, B-Stock celebrated its diamond anniversary with 10 years of liquidating excess and overstock inventory for major retailers; and in the process we became the world’s leading liquidation platform. We now have established offices in the San Francisco Bay…

Dec 21 2018 · 3 min read

Employee Spotlight: Makayla Gray – Finance Team
Employee Spotlight: Makayla Gray – Finance Team

For December, we’re shining the B-Stock Employee Spotlight on Makayla Gray, a three-year veteran of the B-Stock Finance team who is doing work that she enjoys with people she appreciates. Makayla grew up with three brothers who helped shape her…

Dec 19 2018 · 4 min read

Retail Voice Control Tech Could be Worth $40 Billion in 4 Years
Retail Voice Control Tech Could be Worth $40 Billion in 4 Years

Quick Facts by Strategy Analytics Consumer spending on smart home related products (hardware, services, and installation) will reach nearly $96B in 2018 Spending on smart home devices will account for $53B in 2018 Consumers worldwide bought 663 million smart home…

Dec 17 2018 · 3 min read

Serial Returners Could Mean Good Business for Retailers
Serial Returners Could Mean Good Business for Retailers

It’s a definite trend: consumers taking advantage the lax return policies many retailers have put in place to remain competitive. The apparel industry has been one of the hardest hit in terms of returns: a recent study by Fit3D found…

Dec 13 2018 · 3 min read

B-Stock’s Newest Marketplace: Walgreens Liquidation Auctions
B-Stock’s Newest Marketplace: Walgreens Liquidation Auctions

B-Stock is pleased to partner with Walgreens to launch Walgreens Liquidation Auctions. This B2B marketplace will give qualified business buyers direct access to bulk quantities of customer-returned and overstock merchandise from Walgreens including: Apparel, Footwear, Cosmetics, Personal Care Items, Home…

Dec 10 2018 · 1 min read

(Re)Selling Holiday Returns
(Re)Selling Holiday Returns

It’s December and the Holiday Sales season is in full swing. Savvy retailers are forward-looking to Jan/Feb/March and forming a plan for returned items. That includes dealing with stacked warehouses full of holiday returns and overstock items, including the 5…

Dec 06 2018 · 3 min read

Mobile Market Focused on Repair & Refurb
Mobile Market Focused on Repair & Refurb

For the past decade smartphone sales have experienced explosive growth. But new reports show that the market for new smartphones dropped 1% from a year ago. Indicators show that the smartphone market has matured and people are holding on to…

Dec 04 2018 · 4 min read

Where and Why the iPhone 6 Still has Resale Appeal
Where and Why the iPhone 6 Still has Resale Appeal

New research on who is buying what type of secondary market phone was released by Mobdata, a research agency based in Shanghai. Among the findings is that the majority of iPhone users in China are choosing the iPhone 6 model.…

Dec 03 2018 · 2 min read