All Articles from Melissa Gieringer

In my opinion: getting rid of liquidated stock will be key retail priority after mild UK winter, says B-Stock Solutions
In my opinion: getting rid of liquidated stock will be key retail priority after mild UK winter, says B-Stock Solutions

While the UK has experienced its warmest winter in 70 years, retailers have taken a substantial hit due to lower-than-average sales for seasonal merchandise as well as high return rates for winter wear. As a result, retailers have been left…

Apr 06 2016 · 1 min read

Buyer Spotlight: Scott Fitzgerald, President of The Curb
Buyer Spotlight: Scott Fitzgerald, President of The Curb

From buyer’s remorse to buying the wrong size, make or model, consumers are fickle creatures, returning around 3.5 billion items a year – a lot of which can’t go back on store or virtual shelves and are slated for liquidation.…

Mar 21 2016 · 2 min read

Supply Chain Millennials: 30 Leaders Under 30 Class of 2016
Supply Chain Millennials: 30 Leaders Under 30 Class of 2016

The Institute for Supply Management teamed up with ThomasNet to identify and then celebrate young professionals in the supply chain field who are making a difference in their companies and organizations. Now, continuing the tradition, the ISM and ThomasNet have…

Mar 15 2016 · 1 min read

Leveraging Technology to Maximize Return on Excess Stock
Leveraging Technology to Maximize Return on Excess Stock

Lack of innovation over the past few decades around how organisations approach disposing of their returned, excess and obsolete stock has resulted in billions of pounds lost unnecessarily. With an ever-expanding marketplace that continues to gather pace, this business-critical function…

Mar 10 2016 · 1 min read

Sears And Kmart Will Sell Returned Merchandise By The Pallet To Other Businesses
Sears And Kmart Will Sell Returned Merchandise By The Pallet To Other Businesses

When you return stuff to a store or in particular to an online store, generally it doesn’t end up back on the shelf. It ends up part of a collection of other returned items, which are sold at a discount…

Mar 08 2016 · 1 min read

Sears Sells Excess Inventory and Returns in New Marketplace
Sears Sells Excess Inventory and Returns in New Marketplace

Online sellers looking to source consumer goods at discount prices, take note. Sears has set up a liquidation marketplace to sell excess inventory and product returns from its Sears and Kmart retail stores and from its distribution centers and Internet…

Mar 08 2016 · 1 min read

Sears Holdings Corp. Launches B2B Liquidation Marketplace to Sell Excess Inventory and Returns from its Sears/Kmart Retail Stores, Distribution Centers and Dotcom Platforms
Sears Holdings Corp. Launches B2B Liquidation Marketplace to Sell Excess Inventory and Returns from its Sears/Kmart Retail Stores, Distribution Centers and Dotcom Platforms

We are pleased to welcome our newest marketplace to the B-Stock Sourcing Network. Sears Kmart Overstock Auctions is the official B2B Online Marketplace of Sears Holdings and offers approved business buyers direct access to excess inventory and customer returns from…

Mar 07 2016 · 1 min read

Bulk Lots of Electric Heating Solutions and Fireplace Products Available on our Newest Marketplace
Bulk Lots of Electric Heating Solutions and Fireplace Products Available on our Newest Marketplace

Returned, overstock and refurbished merchandise from the world leader in electronic heating solutions has hit the B-Stock Sourcing Network and is available via our newest B2B liquidation marketplace. This online auction site will give will give qualified business buyers around…

Mar 03 2016 · 1 min read

B-Stock Partners with Fundera to Help Small Businesses Finance Their Inventory Needs
B-Stock Partners with Fundera to Help Small Businesses Finance Their Inventory Needs

Inventory management can be a struggle for retail small business owners: your business and merchandise flow can be predictable for years, but then suddenly the need for more product is imminent. If you’re like many small business owners, you might…

Mar 02 2016 · 2 min read

Meet the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars
Meet the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars

Once characterized as entitled and protected, Millennials are becoming firmly established in today’s workforce, where they are making their mark with their talent, technological prowess and can-do attitude. Nowhere is that more evident than in the supply management profession, where…

Feb 29 2016 · 1 min read

B-Stock’s Seth Blaustein Named a 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star
B-Stock’s Seth Blaustein Named a 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star

The team at B-Stock would like to congratulate our own Seth Blaustein, on being named a 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star by Institute of Supply Management (ISM) and THOMASNET. Each year the awards program recognizes individuals – under…

Feb 29 2016 · 2 min read

Three of B-Stock’s Own Named 2016 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine
Three of B-Stock’s Own Named 2016 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine

A big congratulations to B-Stock’s Eric Moriarty, Dave Gershon, and Steve Marbit who were recently named 2016 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The Pros to Know Awards recognize leading supply chain executives that are leading…

Feb 25 2016 · 2 min read