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Industry Insights from RLA Conference & Expo
The new-and-improved Reverse Logistics Association ‘2.0’ Conference and Expo took place last week and B-Stock had the opportunity to meet with retailers, manufacturers, vendors, and other service providers. In addition to networking, there were a multitude of industry experts who…
Super Bowl watchers buying TVs, then returning them
(WIVB) – Some football fans are buying big screen televisions for the Super Bowl, then returning them. Mobile liquidation company B-Stock says TV returns have surged between January and March every year for the past three years. Click here for…
2018: $369 Billion in Returned Merchandise
Quick Facts: $369 billion – overall value of 2018 returned merchandise in the United States $18 to $24 billion of those were fraudulent returns Designer clothes and handbags along with denim pants are among the top targets of fraudulent returns…
B-Stock: the used phone market is currently worth $25 billion (and growing)
B-Stock—a B2B marketplace for trade-in and overstock mobile phones and devices—reports that the used phone market is currently worth $25 billion and growing faster than the primary market. The life cycle of a phone is longer than you may think.…
2019 Fashion & Apparel Industry Report
Quick Facts: Double-digit sales growth expected over the next decade for the fashion and apparel industry Worldwide fashion and apparel ecommerce will increase at a compound annual rate of 10.6% from $408 billion in 2017 to more than $706 billion…
B-Stock’s Newest Marketplace: Phobio Wholesale Auctions
B-Stock is pleased to partner with Phobio to launch Phobio Wholesale Auctions. This B2B mobile marketplace will give qualified business buyers direct access to bulk quantities of devices that have been traded-in to Phobio, including: iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and desktop…
R2 Certification Opens Doors of Opportunity
The rise of the mobile secondary market is well underway. With local liquidators becoming a thing of the past, the majority of wireless providers and manufacturers are now selling trade-in and overstock phones, smart devices, and accessories through B2B online…
Retail Return Policies Influence Consumer Spending
Recent reports validate previous findings that consumers expect an omnichannel shopping experience and a friendly return policy while shopping. The latest survey by Voxware indicates 95% of consumers say how well retailers handle returns influences their decision to order from…
Serial Returners Could Mean Good Business for Retailers
It’s a definite trend: consumers taking advantage the lax return policies many retailers have put in place to remain competitive. The apparel industry has been one of the hardest hit in terms of returns: a recent study by Fit3D found…
(Re)Selling Holiday Returns
It’s December and the Holiday Sales season is in full swing. Savvy retailers are forward-looking to Jan/Feb/March and forming a plan for returned items. That includes dealing with stacked warehouses full of holiday returns and overstock items, including the 5…
Where and Why the iPhone 6 Still has Resale Appeal
New research on who is buying what type of secondary market phone was released by Mobdata, a research agency based in Shanghai. Among the findings is that the majority of iPhone users in China are choosing the iPhone 6 model.…
E-commerce + Brick & Mortar = Strong Holiday Omnichannel Sales
The retail industry received good news from the U.S. Census Bureau recently: year-to-date-retail sales through September 2018, excluding gas and auto sales, were up 4.1% from 2017. Rising sales are due to a number of factors, including consumer confidence, a…