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Playbook: How An Online Marketplace Can Solve Your Post-Holiday Returns Problem
The holiday season is right around the corner and will mark a huge boost in revenue for most retailers. But on the heels of the biggest shopping season of the year comes a barrage of returned merchandise that will end…
Holiday returns are on the horizon….what’s your plan?
Goodbye jack o’lanterns and Halloween candy; hello holiday shopping season. November 1 marked the official start of the holidays: that special time of year when retailers hope to incentivize shoppers to spend, spend, spend! Though Thanksgiving weekend is when the…
The Refurbished Electronics Market: What To Know And How To Succeed
The refurbished electronics market is bigger than you might think. By latest estimates, it’s valued to be a $10 billion industry—and that’s only expected to grow as consumers realize that refurbished cell phones, laptops and TVs can provide quality products…
Are You Ready For A Blockbuster Halloween Shopping Season? Here’s How To Prepare.
Halloween consumer spending is expected to reach near-record highs again this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey. Americans are expected to spend an average of $86.27, or $8.8 billion total, which equates to the third-largest amount…
Is Your Retail Business Prepared To Handle The Backlash Of Unprecedented Returns This Holiday Shopping Season?
For many retailers, the holiday shopping season can account for up to 30 percent of total annual revenue. While that’s an incredible windfall in a short amount of time, the holidays also see an uptick in returns as people send…
Meet B-Stock at Consumer Returns in Austin, TX: October 21 – 23
B-Stock is heading to Consumer Returns in Austin, October 21-23. This tradeshow is the premier annual event for operations, logistics, returns management, asset protection and customer experience executives responsible for driving revenue through returns reduction and efficient returns management. Join…
2019’s Best Foldable Phones + What To Do With Trade-Ins Of Older Models
Until recently, foldable cell phones had been more a figment of future tech imagination than an actual consumer product on store shelves. But 2019 has changed all that with the expected release of a number of foldable cell phone models,…
How Retailers Can Guard Against Serial Returners
According to research conducted by Brightpearl, an omnichannel retail management software company, 44 percent of United States retailers have seen an uptick in serial returns over the last year. Serial returners—those who frequently buy and return clothing or merchandise—can wreak…
Solving The Expensive Problem Of High Returns In The Consumer Electronics Industry
According to a survey from TechSee reported by Chain Store Age, 41 percent of buyers returned a non-defective consumer electronics item in the last 12 months, citing reasons like frustration with packaging and confusion during unboxing or initial use. Consumer…
Meet Our Mobile Team At Gitex Technology Week
B-Stock’s Mobile Team is heading Gitex Technology Week in Dubai, October 6-10. Gitex is the biggest tech show in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, “setting the stage for the biggest tech showdown, featuring over 4800 companies and…
iPhone & Samsung Secondary Market Pricing & Trade-In Data
At B-Stock, we eat, sleep, and breathe the secondary mobile market. As trade-in rates rise and more companies push devices to secondary sales channels – including B-Stock’s B2B marketplace – the data generated is extremely interesting. We recently released our…
eCommerce Expo – September 25-26 – London
Onto the next European show! From September 25-26th, the team is heading to eCommerce Expo in London. As the UK’s largest event on the eCommerce and retail calendar, the show features hundreds of ecommerce specialists, including 350 expert speakers. If…