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Reports of Mobile Phone Death Greatly Exaggerated
This recent article in Inc. predicted the death of the mobile phone. The author states that, “…by 2025, voicebots will become so prevalent, so powerful, and so useful in all areas of business and our personal lives that we won’t…
B2B Sales Channel for Returned Appliances Drives Efficiency for Fortune 500 Home Improvement Retailer
Challenge A Fortune 500 home improvement retailer was experiencing an increase in customer-returned appliances. The items, which consisted of name-brand washers, dryers, ranges and refrigerators, among other products, were currently being put back on the floor and sold directly to…
Retail is Dead, Long Live Retail
What is the future of retail? A recent Business of Fashion article made the observation that, “everyone is talking about the need for disruption, innovation and change, yet most stop well short of actually doing anything about it” and that…
Webinar: Tackling Holiday Returns
Holiday returns are on the horizon, learn how to better tackle them by watching our webinar. Watch Now Return rates typically double around the holidays: one in three holiday purchases are returned, equaling $70 billion in merchandise that must be…
Global eCommerce Company Doubles Pricing on Returned and Overstock Inventory
Challenge The European division of a worldwide ecommerce marketplace was selling all of its returned, overstock and other liquidation inventory to a single buyer at an extremely low pre-negotiated price. As pricing dropped to below 10% of retail in key…
In-Store Returns in 30 Seconds
Retailers are continuing to step up their game when it comes to the ease of returning items. Walmart is the latest to announce a bold new initiative (which will no doubt have an impact on reverse logistics). Starting in November,…
Increase recovery without sacrificing velocity
The primary objectives of most liquidation programs should include: maximizing recovery, hitting velocity requirements and protecting the brand. While traditional methods, like selling to a liquidator, may score well on the velocity goal, remarketing to a liquidator will always leave…
Rise of the Mobile Secondary Market
The mobile secondary market is booming: last year it was estimated at $17 billion and that number is expected to grow substantially in 2017. Manufacturers annually upgrading their phones and the exponential growth of trade-in programs have played the biggest…
Five Tips for a Successful Auction
Nine of the top 10 U.S. retailers, among hundreds of others, are increasing recovery for their excess and returned inventory through B-Stock’s technology-based and data-driven auction platform. B-Stock’s team of marketplace experts, many of whom got their start at eBay,…
Payment and Financing Options That Benefit both Sellers & Buyers
Wire transfers are the primary payment method between buyers and sellers across B-Stock’s network of marketplaces. This secure and immediate method of payment allows for a faster sales cycle, fewer disputes and less risk for both parties. What’s more, there’s…
Why a Big Buyer Network Matters
A network of secondary market buyers is essential for any retailer with ongoing liquidation needs. Historically, most retailers have depended on one or two large liquidators to purchase their returns, excess and other overstock inventory: this method leaves substantial amounts…
The Best Way to Sell Excess Inventory
To remain competitive in today’s fickle retail environment, you need to stay ahead of the times—this includes finding new and better ways to handle returned and excess inventory. Traditional methods for selling liquidation inventory are becoming increasingly outdated; there is…