B-Stock Solutions’ Head of Technology Ivaylo Iliev Recognized as a 2017 “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

B-Stock Solutions, a technology-enabled service provider powering the largest network of B2B liquidation marketplaces, is pleased to announce that its Vice President of Engineering Ivaylo Iliev has been named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2017 “Pros to Know” list.…

Feb 28 2017 · 1 min read

Gift giving is over; let the gift returning begin

Christmas might be over but National Returns Day (coined by UPS) is upon us. When all is done, around $65 billion in merchandise will come back to retailers post holiday; a significant blow to the bottom line without a proper…

Jan 02 2017 · 2 min read

Inventory Matters! – Including overstock and excess inventory

Several months back Jim Cramer from Mad Money published a piece on the importance of inventory levels in predicting economic turnaround and stock performance. While his point is fairly obvious (ie. a lack of inventory in retail channel implies new…

Dec 08 2011 · 2 min read

Gap betting on black

I read this report by Phil Wahba on Gap Inc. today. Two things struck me that I think make it clear why it is so hard to run a fashion retailer well: 1. Wahba reports in the article that Gap…

Aug 20 2010 · 4 min read

Excess Inventory Liquidation’s Bad Rap

The Dirty Little Secret that Isn’t a Secret The term “liquidation” has developed a very negative connotation in business. It is instantly associated with failure. It may have resulted from a product being introduced with a design flaw or technical…

Oct 23 2009 · 5 min read

Sam’s Club Auctions on CNN’s Clark Howard

We are proud to once again be supporting Sam’s Club on this initiative. We have people who were part of the launch at FairMarket in 2001, then we helped them grow while we were at eBay through 2008, and now…

Jul 07 2009 · 2 min read

Dealing with Forecast Inaccuracies

In my inbox this morning, I found a press release announcing a massive one-day $5 million inventory reduction auction by boating company North Point Water Sports.  Events such as this are not uncommon in the manufacturing industry as excess inventory…

Jun 20 2009 · 3 min read