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Online selling has many advantages, but not when it comes to product returns. The average return rate is three times higher for online purchases than those made at brick-and-mortar retailers.
Melissa Gieringer spent the last eight years working at online marketplace companies that provide solutions for retailers’ and manufacturers’ returned, excess, or other liquidation inventory. Now a director at B-Stock, she shares some advice with EcommerceBytes Editor Ina Steiner on how readers can deal with returns.
For finance leaders at large retailers and brands, excess and returned inventory can pose a significant drag on working capital and margin performance. With returns projected to cost U.S. retailers $850 billion annually—roughly 17% of total sales—and processing costs ranging…
San Mateo, CA and Chicago, IL, Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from both Circana and B-Stock reveals the age of smartphones traded-in reached an all-time high during the 2025 upgrade cycle, with most devices being three generations…