Extensions, Restrictions, and Yes, Quarantines: Dealing with Returns Post Pandemic

Extensions, Restrictions, and Yes, Quarantines: Dealing with Returns Post Pandemic

We’ve been covering the state of the retail market in the midst of the pandemic, which forced stores around the world to shutter. With backlogs of orders and—for a time—only essential goods moving, a never-before-seen surplus of inventory emerged, preventing…

Jun 09 2020 · 3 min read

Smartphone Slumber, or Smartphone Surge?
Smartphone Slumber, or Smartphone Surge?

Despite many industries being  affected in recent months due to a global pandemic, smartphone releases aren’t slowing down. Apple recently…

Jun 04 2020 · 4 min read

Retail Resilience is More than Immediate Recovery—It’s Planning Ahead
Retail Resilience is More than Immediate Recovery—It’s Planning Ahead

One of the many things the current situation has taught businesses worldwide is that in addition to consumer dependency, the…

Jun 02 2020 · 3 min read

The Future of Smartphones in a Still-Undefined Market
The Future of Smartphones in a Still-Undefined Market

Over the past several months, it’s become clear that people all around the world have to embrace a new normal.…

May 28 2020 · 3 min read

Sustainability in Today’s Market: A Must for Retailers and Brands
Sustainability in Today’s Market: A Must for Retailers and Brands

Just as consumer demand leads the course of product development, so too does it guide the course of product disposal.…

May 26 2020 · 4 min read

A Look at Sales, Safety, and Strategies for European Apparel Retailers
A Look at Sales, Safety, and Strategies for European Apparel Retailers

As the effects of COVID-19 spread around the world, different product categories were disproportionately affected, and the fashion industry was…

May 21 2020 · 2 min read

Watch Webinar: Strategies for Excess  Apparel, During + Post COVID
Watch Webinar: Strategies for Excess Apparel, During + Post COVID

As apparel stores begin to reopen across Europe, it’s likely excess stock is growing in warehouses that will need to…

May 19 2020 · 1 min read

As Apparel Sales Drop, a Pile of Overstock Rises
As Apparel Sales Drop, a Pile of Overstock Rises

It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about post-holiday returns and what apparel retailers could do to tackle…

May 14 2020 · 3 min read

Watch Webinar: Solving for Excess Apparel, During COVID
Watch Webinar: Solving for Excess Apparel, During COVID

As stores begin to reopen, apparel retailers are sitting on billions of dollars in inventory that will need to be…

May 12 2020 · 1 min read

Is Off-Price Off the Table Post Covid-19?
Is Off-Price Off the Table Post Covid-19?

As the forced closure of nonessential businesses swept the nation, apparel retailers were put in a difficult position. With the…

May 01 2020 · 3 min read

A Strategy for Surplus Apparel Post COVID-19
A Strategy for Surplus Apparel Post COVID-19

In the month since apparel retailers and department stores were forced to shutter their doors, it seems as though fashion—and time—have…

Apr 28 2020 · 2 min read

Watch Webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the EU B2B Secondary Market
Watch Webinar: COVID-19 Impact on the EU B2B Secondary Market

As COVID-19 continues to impact SMEs around Europe, this webinar shares the latest trends and data B-Stock is seeing in…

Apr 23 2020 · 1 min read