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5 Ways Apparel Retailers Can Improve The Online Returns Experience
Quick Facts: U.S. apparel market (overall) was valued at $315 billion in 2017 2016 U.S. apparel return rates were at 28% The 2018 Holiday Season kicks off November 1 and apparel retailers are stocked up and ready to sell. With…
Apparel Retailers to Expand Efforts in the Secondary Market
It’s no longer an industry secret that certain apparel retailers (in the past) would prefer to burn or trash unsold and returned merchandise than resell through secondary channels. However, the times are changing and major brands are facing public and…
B-Stock’s Apparel Expertise
B-Stock operates the world’s largest B2B marketplace for returned and excess apparel, shoes, and accessories. Our platform connects major retailers and brands directly to vetted secondary market apparel buyers around the globe. Our apparel account management team is made up…
New Trends in Apparel Sales Continue to Fuel Returns
Here at B-Stock, we keep a close look at apparel and online sales. We know that the more consumers purchase online, the more returns are going to happen (which ultimately means more available inventory for the secondary retail market). In…
27% of apparel sales are now online
The value of retail returns last year rose 53% from 2015 to $400 billion and 27% of apparel sales are now online; the growth of e-commerce is stoking that, according to returns and overstock supply company B-Stock. Returns of brick-and-mortar purchases tend…
Meet B-Stock’s Apparel Expert: Lisa Penn
Let us introduce you to Lisa Penn, B-Stock’s in-house apparel expert whose passion for fashion was sparked by her seamstress grandmother. Growing up, Lisa remembers neighbors and friends bringing clothes to her grandmother for alterations. Lisa loved watching her grandmother…
Viable Remarketing Options for Specialty Apparel Retailers
It’s a question many consumers don’t think about, but it’s a concern for all apparel brands and retailers: what to do with returned clothes? For most retailers, returned clothes means a loss to the bottom line for a few reasons.…
Rethinking Reverse Logistics for Online Apparel Returns
As virtual shopping bags replace physical ones, it’s important for retailers to update their policies and logistics strategies to align with consumer behavior and expectations. This is particularly the case when deciding how to handle apparel returns, which boast one…
Rethinking Reverse Logistics For E-Apparel Returns
We’ve all done it: ordered a few sizes or styles of shoes/pants/dresses/etc. from an online retailer with the intention of sending back whatever doesn’t fit. Relaxed return policies and the expectation of free shipping and returns are promoting this type…
Online Apparel Returns Are Rising – So What’s Your Reverse Logistics Plan?
When it comes to e-commerce, one thing is certain: it brings incredibly high return rates. As billions of dollars of apparel purchases shift from physical stores to the internet, there is an imminent need for e-retailers to figure out how…
Online apparel is booming. What does that mean for returns?
Billions of dollars of apparel sales are moving from brick and mortar to online: the big shift – according to Internet Retailer – occurred last year when web sales of apparel grew 20.4% versus 1% for physical stores. In one…
New designer apparel seller in BStockSupply.com
We are very excited to have a major high-end fashion retailer liquidating bulk apparel lots on B-Stock Supply. The first lots are now live and are all men’s fashions, including shirts, suits, shoes, jackets and shorts. All of the lots…