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Buyers Want These 3 Things From Sellers
It was Sun Tzu who once said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” And it was Sensei Wu who once said, “The best way to defeat your enemy…
A look at B-Stock’s network of liquidation marketplaces
B-Stock provides retailers and manufacturers—both Enterprise and SMB—a modern liquidation approach to offset the cost associated with returned and overstock items. This includes an online marketplace platform that enables a direct sales channel between retailers/sellers and business buyers interested in…
B-Stock Liquidation Marketplaces for SMB & Enterprise Retailers
B-Stock provides retailers and manufacturers—both SMB and Enterprise—a modern liquidation approach to offset the cost impact of returned and overstock items. This includes an online marketplace platform that enables a direct sales channel between retailers/sellers and business buyers interested in…
Case Study: Building a Scalable B2B Marketplace Solution
One of the world’s largest online destinations for home furnishings and décor was experiencing a higher volume of customer returns and other excess inventory due to explosive growth in sales. The inventory – consisting mostly of truckload-size quantities of home…
2017 In Review: B-Stock by the Numbers
Looking back on 2017, it’s been a good year for B-Stock; perhaps one fit for the record books. We’ve experienced tremendous growth and literally expanded our footprint by opening an office in Orlando, FL. And it was in Orlando where…
How to Maximize Recovery for Returned Merchandise
The current trend for retailers, who want to stay competitive with Amazon, is to provide liberal return policies. When retailers provide an easy and quick means for customers to return a product, it can drive loyalty and ongoing business. According…
What R2 Certification Means for the Mobile Secondary Market
The current mobile phone market is growing exponentially and the rules are quickly changing. This is especially true for the secondary market, which alone is worth $25 billion. Let this data soak in: there’s an estimated 4.6 billion cell phones…
Rise of the Mobile Secondary Market
The mobile secondary market is booming: last year it was estimated at $17 billion and that number is expected to grow substantially in 2017. Manufacturers annually upgrading their phones and the exponential growth of trade-in programs have played the biggest…
Meet our buyers: 100,000+ spanning 130 countries
In every major city around the world there are businesses that purchase customer-returned and excess inventory for resale. This secondary market represents over 3% of the U.S. economy and is growing 8% annually. Historically, large liquidators were the only channel…
Sourcing trade-in devices for resale? Not all B2B channels are created equal
Continuous technology upgrades combined with the explosion of cell phone buyback, trade-in and refurbishing programs have created a robust secondary market for wireless devices. Consider this: the average person upgrades their phone every 22 months, most likely leveraging one of…
The Best Way to Sell Excess Inventory
To remain competitive in today’s fickle retail environment, you need to stay ahead of the times—this includes finding new and better ways to handle returned and excess inventory. Traditional methods for selling liquidation inventory are becoming increasingly outdated; there is…
In an increasingly volatile retail climate, strategic liquidation matters
The brick and mortar breakdown continues: last week we read about another teen-apparel company fighting for survival (joining a growing list of major chains struggling to stay afloat in today’s fickle retail environment). The clear culprit is the shift in…