2019 Update on Overstocked Home Furnishings
2019 Update on Overstocked Home Furnishings

Quick Facts on Home Improvement Stores: Generated $188.0 billion in revenue in 2018 Annual growth rate averaging 1.9% for the five years to 2019 Growth of 0.9% projected for the next five years (data provided by IBISWorld) The Home Furnishings…

Jun 21 2019 · 3 min read

French Retailers Must Seek Alternative to Destroying Unsold Goods
French Retailers Must Seek Alternative to Destroying Unsold Goods

The French government recently passed a law that will require retailers and manufacturers to donate, reuse, or recycle unsold goods. This new law, which goes into effect 2023, will have a deep impact on the current practice of destroying unsold…

Jun 18 2019 · 2 min read

Launching a Private Liquidation Marketplace with B-Stock: What to Expect
Launching a Private Liquidation Marketplace with B-Stock: What to Expect

When you partner with B-Stock on a B2B liquidation solution, you can solve many problems at once: reduce warehouse space, increase pricing on your liquidation inventory, and keep supply chains moving. Before that can happen though, there are a few…

Jun 06 2019 · 3 min read

Mobile Secondary Market: Q1 2019 Insights
Mobile Secondary Market: Q1 2019 Insights

The world’s largest wireless manufacturers, carriers, and trade-in companies are currently leveraging B-Stock’s B2B marketplace platform for their trade-in and excess mobile devices and accessories. Across our network of mobile marketplaces over 3 million phones and 5 million accessories are…

Jun 04 2019 · 1 min read

How marketplace sellers encourage repeat purchases
How marketplace sellers encourage repeat purchases

Quick Facts: It is five times more expensive to acquire a new customer than it is to sell to an existing one Harvard Business Review says that a 5% increase in customer retention could lead to 95% profit increase Some…

May 31 2019 · 5 min read

Meet B-Stock at DELIVER in Lisbon
Meet B-Stock at DELIVER in Lisbon

B-Stock’s EMEA team is heading to DELIVER in Lisbon June 5 & 6. DELIVER brings together the world’s largest and most iconic e-commerce retailers to foster meaningful relationships. B-Stock’s EMEA Director, Ben Whitaker and Head of Business Development EU, Giorgio…

May 29 2019 · 2 min read

B-Stock’s Network Effect Drives Exponential Sales
B-Stock’s Network Effect Drives Exponential Sales

“Build it, and he will come,” says Kevin Costner in the movie Field of Dreams. And what goes for corn fields and baseball goes for online marketplaces and returned and excess inventory. Case in point: it started with one major…

May 24 2019 · 2 min read

Meet B-Stock at store2019 in Toronto
Meet B-Stock at store2019 in Toronto

B-Stock is heading to store2019 in Toronto May 28 & 29 where the most influential leaders in retail will meet and discuss opportunities targeted to the unique needs of the dynamic Canadian retail industry. If you’re planning to attend the…

May 20 2019 · 1 min read

Case Study: Reduce Inventory & Support Warehouse Consolidation Goals
Case Study: Reduce Inventory & Support Warehouse Consolidation Goals

QUICK FACTS Consolidated three returns warehouses to one Reduced inventory cycle from 40 days to 17 8,000+ new buyers Challenge As part of its restructuring efforts, a leading integrated retailer needed to consolidate three returns warehouses to one. With pressure…

May 17 2019 · 2 min read

Meet B-Stock at SCi Week in Berlin
Meet B-Stock at SCi Week in Berlin

B-Stock’s European team is heading to Supply Chain Industry Week in Berlin May 20-22. SCi Week 2019 brings three key supply chain industries together under one roof: Retail + FMCG, Discrete Manufacturing, and Process Manufacturing to explore supply chain best…

May 16 2019 · 2 min read

Meet B-Stock at Catalyst Connect
Meet B-Stock at Catalyst Connect

B-Stock’s European team is heading to Catalyst Connect in London on May 15. This show offers a rare opportunity to get plugged in to the smartest brands and strongest retailers shaping e-commerce today. If you’re attending the show, we’d be…

May 02 2019 · 1 min read

Meet B-Stock at D3 – Retail Supply Chain Summit
Meet B-Stock at D3 – Retail Supply Chain Summit

B-Stock is heading to D3 – Retail Supply Chain Summit in New York City May 6 through 8 where the most influential leaders in retail will discuss how and why they are transforming their supply chains to meet customer demands,…

Apr 29 2019 · 2 min read