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Sustainability in Today’s Market: A Must for Retailers and Brands
Just as consumer demand leads the course of product development, so too does it guide the course of product disposal. Today, consumers are likely to spend more money with their favorite retailers if those retailers sell secondhand apparel or have…
As Apparel Sales Drop, a Pile of Overstock Rises
It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about post-holiday returns and what apparel retailers could do to tackle them. Holiday returns seem like small potatoes compared to the impact of COVID-19: today, apparel retailers are facing a mounting…
Mobile Digest: Q1 2020 Insights
We’ve compiled data from across our B2B mobile marketplaces and plugged it into the Mobile Digest for Q1 2020, which features: The impact COVID-19 had on the mobile secondary market Month-over-month pricing trends across top iPhone models Pricing behavior across…
A Strategy for Surplus Apparel Post COVID-19
In the month since apparel retailers and department stores were forced to shutter their doors, it seems as though fashion—and time—have stopped moving. Between stay-at-home orders and the movement of only essential goods, the fashion industry is on the brink of…
3 Categories You Can Make Highest Profit Margins with Liquidated Inventory
If you’re looking to get into the reselling game or expand your current business, you’re probably wondering which categories turn the highest profit margins. In other words, when it comes to buying and reselling liquidated inventory, where can you get…
Will Off-Price be Able to Handle all the Excess Inventory Post COVID-19?
As we dive into the market to see the trends of COVID-19 and the expected aftermath, there’s a wave of cancellations stemming from orders that were made months ago but will never sell. And according to Credit Suisse analyst Michael…
Shipments in Limbo in the Midst of COVID-19
A recent article by SupplyChainBrain discussed the effects that COVID-19 is having on the global supply chain. As factories resume production in China, retailers are confronting the reality that their shipments may be ready to arrive, but they have nowhere…
How to Buy Liquidation Merchandise
The Ultimate Playbook If you’re interested in buying customer-returned, excess, and liquidation inventory but don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place! In this handy guide, How to Buy Liquidation Merchandise — The Ultimate Playbook we’re breaking…
The State of the Retail Market – During and Post-COVID-19
In today’s reality, markets have shifted and new trends are emerging. Consumers are focusing on needs versus wants; some products are in high demand, while others are headed for a world of surplus. As logistics and labor operations continue to…
Excess Inventory in the Aftermath of COVID-19
In the apparel world, Spring merchandise is typically purchased in the Fall. As we move through Spring and shelter-at-home orders remain in place, retailers are now faced with a dilemma: in the midst of COVID-19, there’s an unprecedented amount of…
Linear No More: A Change in the Supply Chain
In the traditional linear structure of supply chain, products follow a simple path: from manufacturer, to consumer, to end of life. But as trends evolve, the current state of retail is changing that path. Purchases are morphing into subscriptions (think:…
Introducing our Newest Marketplace: Reckitt Benckiser
B-Stock is pleased to announce today the launch of RB Health Liquidation Auctions– the official – and combined – liquidation channel of well-known Health, Vitamin, and Personal Care brands including Durex, Airborne, Mucinex, Clearasil, K-Y, and more. This B2B marketplace…