All Articles from Editorial Team

Watch our Low Start Price Auction Strategy at Work
Watch our Low Start Price Auction Strategy at Work

When one of our apparel retail clients first partnered with us, they leaned towards setting the starting price close to what they wanted to sell the lot for—around 20 to 30% of MSRP. These high starting bids can build resentment…

Mar 19 2018 · 2 min read

See You at ShopTalk – Las Vegas – March 18 to 21
See You at ShopTalk – Las Vegas – March 18 to 21

B-Stock will be in Las Vegas from March 18 to 21 for ShopTalk—the World’s Largest Conference for Retail & Ecommerce. To schedule a meeting, please contact us. Shoptalk covers the rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy—from new technologies…

Mar 16 2018 · 1 min read

How 5G will impact the mobile secondary market
How 5G will impact the mobile secondary market

Anyone who attended Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (or who follows mobile news) is fully aware that 5G is a trending topic. This fifth generation mobile network (hence, 5G) represents a technological breakthrough in terms of super-fast speeds, incredibly low…

Mar 14 2018 · 3 min read

Meet B-Stock at SCOPE ’18
Meet B-Stock at SCOPE ’18

B-Stock is heading to the SCOPE supply chain conference next week in downtown Chicago March 18 through 20. SCOPE is the supply chain industry’s leading executive level conference that connects supply chain executives at Fortune 500 organizations with top solution…

Mar 12 2018 · 1 min read

B-Stock Liquidation Marketplaces for SMB & Enterprise Retailers
B-Stock Liquidation Marketplaces for SMB & Enterprise Retailers

B-Stock provides retailers and manufacturers—both SMB and Enterprise—a modern liquidation approach to offset the cost impact of returned and overstock items. This includes an online marketplace platform that enables a direct sales channel between retailers/sellers and business buyers interested in…

Mar 09 2018 · 2 min read

See You at ASD Market Week 2018
See You at ASD Market Week 2018

With trade show season moving quickly along, B-Stock is headed to fabulous Las Vegas from March 11 to 14 for ASD Market Week—the most comprehensive B2B trade show that brings the world’s widest variety of retail merchandise together in one…

Mar 07 2018 · 2 min read

How top retailers are reducing the cost impact of returned and overstock items
How top retailers are reducing the cost impact of returned and overstock items

Around $400 billion in merchandise was returned in 2017, up 70% from two years ago. When you consider returned merchandise costs retailers 20 to 65% of the cost of goods sold, it’s clear retailers are in serious need of new…

Mar 02 2018 · 2 min read

Meet our “Pro to Know” Award Winners: Sean Cleland and Seth Blaustein
Meet our “Pro to Know” Award Winners: Sean Cleland and Seth Blaustein

B-Stock is pleased to announce that Sean Cleland and Seth Blaustein have been named 2018 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The Pros to Know Awards recognize leading supply chain executives that are leading initiatives and…

Feb 27 2018 · 2 min read

Mobile Team Heads to Barcelona for MWC
Mobile Team Heads to Barcelona for MWC

(image credit: MWC) And onto the next show! This time it’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona running from February 26 through March 1. The show is the world’s largest gathering for the mobile phone industry where industry leaders gather, network,…

Feb 22 2018 · 2 min read

Meet the B-Stock Mobile Team
Meet the B-Stock Mobile Team

B-Stock is currently growing at a tremendous rate and as a result, we are scaling in all areas: more buyers, more sellers—and, maybe most importantly—more staff. We have just created our first vertical team, dedicated specifically for mobile/wireless. Lead by…

Feb 21 2018 · 3 min read

Hope to see you at RILA’s 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference
Hope to see you at RILA’s 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference

With trade show season in full swing, B-Stock is headed to sunny Phoenix for RILA’s (Retail Leaders Industry Association) annual Retail Supply Chain Conference. This year’s show is focused on Reinventing the Retail Supply Chain: Accelerating What’s Possible (something we’re…

Feb 18 2018 · 2 min read

Buyer Spotlight: Jeff Miars, Camden Appliances
Buyer Spotlight: Jeff Miars, Camden Appliances

Sales of major appliances generated almost $190 billion in 2016. Many of these appliances—washers, dryers, refrigerators, microwaves—were returned due to a single dent or scratch, but otherwise in “Like New” condition. Luckily, there’s a large customer base interested in a…

Feb 15 2018 · 2 min read