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B-Stock is urging retailers and distribution centres to utilise technology and data to improve the reverse supply chain process.
With CBRE reporting that 30% of online purchases were sent back last year with ecommerce returns expected to rise 15% year-on-year, the sheer volume of returns can be overwhelming for the channel. However, B-Stock – an auction platform for returned, excess and other liquidation inventory – says this logistical challenge can be improved and even solved.
Sustained inflation has compressed consumer spending across categories, resulting in softened sell-through rates and climbing aged inventory ratios. For retailers, brands, and manufacturers, the downstream effects are distinct, but the core problem is the same: the excess inventory is there,…
This well-known athletic retailer had large volumes of aged overstock held at various distribution centers (DCs) around the country. A small group of jobbers purchased the inventory on informal terms, managed by each DC, leading to inconsistent processes and outcomes…