All Articles from Howard Rosenberg

B-Stock launches new liquidation site for major department store
B-Stock launches new liquidation site for major department store

Visit www.bstockauction.com now and apply to buy liquidation inventory directly from a major department store chain. There are no middlemen…you buy directly from the source. Monthly auctions, hundreds of listings, great deals! Overstock, shelf pulls, customer returns, store stock all…

Dec 06 2009 · 1 min read

eBay sellers: Buy liquidation excess inventory in pallet and truckloads
eBay sellers: Buy liquidation excess inventory in pallet and truckloads

Large liquidation lots: Pallets and Truckloads B-Stock Solutions brings eBay sellers the ability to purchase liquidation truckloads inventory directly from Fortune 2000 retailers and manufacturers, and do things like source liquidation tvs. By building, hosting and managing private label liquidators…

Nov 10 2009 · 1 min read

Excess Inventory Liquidation’s Bad Rap
Excess Inventory Liquidation’s Bad Rap

The Dirty Little Secret that Isn’t a Secret The term “liquidation” has developed a very negative connotation in business. It is instantly associated with failure. It may have resulted from a product being introduced with a design flaw or technical…

Oct 23 2009 · 5 min read

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Large liquidation lots: Pallets and Truckloads B-Stock Solutions works with Fortune 2000 manufacturers and retailers to help them liquidate their excess, overstock, refurbished and end of life inventory in bulk lots via private online auctions. While these sites are private,…

Sep 17 2009 · 1 min read

Report: 10,000 retail stores could close by year-end
Report: 10,000 retail stores could close by year-end

Interesting take on the state of the retail industry by Grant Thornton CARS national managing principal Marti Kopacz. Marti makes a great point that I could not agree with more strongly: “Although there’s high risk in the retail industry, now…

Aug 27 2009 · 1 min read

Future of Excess Inventory Liquidation and Reverse Logistics Industry
Future of Excess Inventory Liquidation and Reverse Logistics Industry

Adrian Gonzales over at Logistics Viewpoint just posted the mid-year update to his 2009 Logistics Predictions this week.  His predictions have so far been on the mark and we still agree with them now, just like we did back when…

Jul 17 2009 · 2 min read

Sam’s Club Auctions on CNN’s Clark Howard
Sam’s Club Auctions on CNN’s Clark Howard

We are proud to once again be supporting Sam’s Club on this initiative. We have people who were part of the launch at FairMarket in 2001, then we helped them grow while we were at eBay through 2008, and now…

Jul 07 2009 · 2 min read

Everything as a Service
Everything as a Service

Yesterday, I attended GigaOM’s Structure ’09 conference where HP’s CTO of Cloud Services Strategy, Russ Daniels, made a bold prediction. “Everything as a Service.” To clarify, Daniels’ believes that the current trends in technology will lead to a world where…

Jun 28 2009 · 2 min read

Dealing with Forecast Inaccuracies
Dealing with Forecast Inaccuracies

In my inbox this morning, I found a press release announcing a massive one-day $5 million inventory reduction auction by boating company North Point Water Sports.  Events such as this are not uncommon in the manufacturing industry as excess inventory…

Jun 20 2009 · 3 min read

Preparing for Disruptive Events
Preparing for Disruptive Events

Great article by Steve Banker over at Logistics Viewpoint titled Integrating Strategic and Supply Chain Planning at Emerson. In the article, Steve gives a case study of Emerson Process Management, a company that has prepared itself for turbulent times by…

Jun 11 2009 · 2 min read

How did we get here?
How did we get here?

When I launched the eBay Private Marketplace business in 2004, I spent most of my time that first year talking to retailers and manufacturers learning how they manage bulk liquidation (ie. truckloads and pallets) of excess, overstock and returned inventory.…

Jun 02 2009 · 4 min read

Forklift buyers know: Change is comin’!
Forklift buyers know: Change is comin’!

There are probably an unlimited number of examples of effects like this one. A niche ripple effect of the slowing economy and changing consumption habits that will have major impact on excess and overstock inventory and secondary market activity in…

May 27 2009 · 1 min read