All Articles from Will Simon

The True Cost of Inflation: Effects on Businesses and Consumers
The True Cost of Inflation: Effects on Businesses and Consumers

It’s been a challenging few years for all. From concerns over our health to the weariness of social distancing to the current economic uncertainty,  no one’s been left untouched. And you’ve likely heard ad nauseam about rising inflation—and may be…

Aug 26 2022 · 9 min read

B-Stock & CTIA Certification Set Grading Standards, Energize the Secondary Mobile Market
B-Stock & CTIA Certification Set Grading Standards, Energize the Secondary Mobile Market

Rules and standards are more important to selling trade-in mobile devices on the secondary market than you may think. Here we’ll explore how B-Stock, the world’s leading B2B auction platform, joined an important standardization initiative, and wound up improving sales…

Aug 05 2022 · 6 min read

The Excess Inventory Challenge
The Excess Inventory Challenge

In a 2021 blog post, the online retail platform company Shopify describes e-commerce returns and the excess inventory buildup that they cause as a ‘disease.’ A strong diagnosis. However the numbers do back it up. According to the National Retail…

May 24 2022 · 9 min read

It’s Earth Day! Make Yourself a Sustainable Seller
It’s Earth Day! Make Yourself a Sustainable Seller

Earth Day is a time to reflect on the environmental impact of our daily lives and make positive changes. This can be challenging, particularly for retailers and eCommerce businesses. You may worry that green practices are too costly or waste…

Apr 22 2022 · 6 min read

Apparel Retailers Embrace Circular Economy
Apparel Retailers Embrace Circular Economy

Apparel Retailers Embrace Circular Economy The fashion market is changing and shoppers are embracing the circular economy model. Secondhand, returned, overstocked, or otherwise unsold clothes can be quite fashionable and the success of online operations like ThredUp, Shopify, and other…

Apr 08 2022 · 6 min read

How An Online B2B Marketplace Solution Helps Curb Fashion Supply Chain Waste
How An Online B2B Marketplace Solution Helps Curb Fashion Supply Chain Waste

Over the last decades, our capacity to produce and deliver apparel to consumers has rapidly increased. Unfortunately, so too has the amount of waste in the fashion supply chain. As consumers come around to environmental concerns, major retailers must follow…

Mar 10 2022 · 7 min read

How Fast Fashion Impacts the Secondary Retail Market
How Fast Fashion Impacts the Secondary Retail Market

In the world of fashion and apparel, retailers need to keep the inventory moving. Trends aren’t necessarily annual anymore—or even seasonal. Changes in fashion can now happen weekly, with fast fashion retailers receiving new shipments of clothes every week. Luckily…

Feb 24 2022 · 6 min read

How Top Retailers Leverage Brand Equity on the Secondary Market
How Top Retailers Leverage Brand Equity on the Secondary Market

Are you having trouble accessing excess inventory buyers? Is your current liquidation strategy recovering very little value or dragging down your operational efficiency? In either case, you stand to benefit from moving away from your traditional liquidation solutions and partnering…

Feb 03 2022 · 4 min read

Trying Something New with Proven Methodologies
Trying Something New with Proven Methodologies

Have you been working with excess inventory liquidators to sell your business’s inventory, be it overstock, returns, or otherwise? If so, you likely know how frustrating, slow, and inefficient the process can be. Despite these problems, when the time comes…

Jan 20 2022 · 4 min read

The Key to Moving Your Excess Electronics Inventory
The Key to Moving Your Excess Electronics Inventory

People around the world love their tech. Whether it’s televisions, gaming consoles, laptops, speakers, or anything of the sort, manufacturers and retailers try their best to bring consumers the electronics they want. But what happens when the goods and gadgets…

Jan 06 2022 · 8 min read

The Automated Future of eCommerce Returns Management
The Automated Future of eCommerce Returns Management

With eCommerce sales volumes (and eCommerce returns) at an all time high, there are more moving parts than ever for retail businesses that sell online. So many, in fact, that humans could never hope to manually track the data that…

Dec 23 2021 · 8 min read

High eCommerce Returns Plague Retailers This Season
High eCommerce Returns Plague Retailers This Season

As we turn our eyes to 2022, online shopping has become more popular than ever before. In fact, worldwide eCommerce has more than doubled in the last 5 years, rising to $4.8 trillion in 2021. Experts predict this figure will…

Dec 16 2021 · 8 min read