Returns often end up in landfills. Here’s how 3 companies are helping them get resold instead.

Holiday shopping was expected to break records in 2021 — and now that all the gifts have been unwrapped, the returns are flooding in. UPS estimates that it will process more than 60 million return packages by the end of…

Jan 13 2022 · 1 min read

Podcast: 3 Trends Shaping the New Liquidation Landscape with B-Stock Solutions CEO Howard Rosenberg

With the eBay era in full swing, liquidation was begging for an overhaul. Enter Howard Rosenberg and his company B-Stock Solutions – which helps retailers and manufacturers optimize their recovery rates on liquidation sales using private #marketplace platform technology. Join…

Jan 07 2022 · 1 min read

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

How to Start a Liquidation Business

If you want to be your own boss, starting your own liquidation business is a great, doable option. Plus with the rising rate of inventory available, the ability to get your hands on quality, brand-name merchandise at bargain-basement prices, has…

Dec 02 2021 · 8 min read

What is Liquidation? Things First-Time Resellers Should Know

The word liquidation often conjures up images of the end of a business or the slowing of operations. And while the public rarely gets a glimpse of this process, it happens a lot. In fact, one in five businesses doesn’t…

Oct 19 2021 · 6 min read

Meet Steve Stoma: A look at a decades-old reselling business

Few businesses stand the test of time like S&M Family Outlet. This family business in particular has a unique history spanning 65 years! But before internet and eCommerce businesses ran rampant, there were always deals to be found. Joe Stoma,…

Sep 30 2021 · 9 min read

eCommerce Sustainability: Retail Return Rates Rise

The world has seen a great deal of disruption over the past year and a half, with a global pandemic turning everything upside down. One of the most significant and obvious changes was a vastly sped-up rise in eCommerce shopping.…

Sep 09 2021 · 4 min read

How B-Stock Protects Your Brand Reputation

Brand reputation may be one of your organization’s most critical assets. Online reviews and social media have made protecting it more difficult than in past ages. One wrong move or careless messaging campaign can go viral, causing people worldwide to…

Sep 03 2021 · 6 min read

A Quick Guide To Overstock Inventory: What You Should Know

Everyone loves wandering down aisles and aisles of their favorite stores. Or perhaps the ease and comfort of online shopping. So many sizes, colors, and products to choose from! But have you ever wondered what happens to inventory that doesn’t…

May 13 2021 · 4 min read

(Cycle) Time is Money: Here’s How to Reduce It

When we engage with a customer to discuss how they deal with risk inventory (customer returns, excess, discontinued, etc.) we invariably end up in a conversation about our ability to deal with recovery, volume, and cycle time. Once clearance processes…

Apr 28 2021 · 5 min read

Earth Day 2021: B-Stock, Sustainability, & the Circular Economy

Happy Earth Day! As a company focused on sustainability, at B-Stock, we celebrate every day like it’s Earth Day! This means every day is a chance to promote a more circular economy. As more and more companies are working to…

Apr 22 2021 · 4 min read

3 Steps to Sustain Your Bottom Line and Support Sustainability

Whether it’s corporate social responsibility or pressure from consumers, companies are looking for solutions to shed their wasteful ways. The traditional take-make-waste linear model is falling out of favor as the push for circularity grows. But the big question companies…

Apr 14 2021 · 4 min read