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U.S. Consumers Prefer Used Sports & Rec Equipment
As recently reported in STORES, one of the fastest growing retailers in the U.S. in 2017 was Bass Pro Shops (earned $7.8 billion in 2017 with the acquisition of Cabela’s). People are creating their own ‘experiences’ to go fishing, camping,…
B-Stock at Mobile World Congress Americas – Los Angeles, CA – Sept 11 – 14, 2018
The show formerly known as CTIA – now rebranded as Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) – is heading to Los Angeles from September 11 – 14. The show connects professionals across the mobile landscape and features the technology, people and…
How off-price retail fits in the secondary market
In the world of off-price retail—where major retailers sell excess inventory at bargain prices—sales are on pace to reach $18 billion to $19 billion by 2021, according to JPMorgan analysts. Historically, most of this inventory was sold through so-called ‘bargain…
It’s not too early to prepare for holiday returns
While most of us are still planning final summer vacations and enjoying the next couple of weeks before herding the kids off to school, there are retail industry professionals hard at work preparing for the inevitable onslaught of Holiday Returns…
Why a return center solution is vital for SMB retailers
While simple and easy return policies are a critical component to generating customer loyalty, they will generate additional returns. Let’s face it, unless a retailer has a zero-returns policy (highly unlikely), it will receive products back that can no longer…
ASD Market Week – Las Vegas, NV – July 29 – August 1
Onto the next Las Vegas show! From July 29 to August 1 we’ll be at ASD Market Week—the most comprehensive B2B trade show that brings the world’s widest variety of retail merchandise together in one efficient shopping experience. If you’re…
eBay Open – Las Vegas, NV – July 24 – July 26
The B-Stock trade show team is back in the U.S. after a European tour. Up next is eBay Open, in Las Vegas, NV. The show made of up three days of workshops and events where eBay sellers come to get…
A B2B liquidation portal provider gets $65 million
B-Stock Solutions is reaping in the benefits of a strong market for excess merchandise liquidated online. The Belmont, Calif.-based company recently received $65 million in funds from investment firm Spectrum Equity, bringing its total funding from investors to $73.2 million, B-Stock…
B-Stock Solutions Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
Redwood City, CA, July 3, 2018 – B-Stock, the world’s leading auction platform for returned, excess, and other liquidation inventory, has been named to the “Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100” list for a fourth year in a row. The…
Cashing In On Returns: Marketplaces Reinvent Inventory Liquidation
The rise of eCommerce, and the fierce competition it has produced among merchants, has led to return policies that are liberal, inexpensive and nearly hassle-free for consumers. Those unwanted products, in turn, can create headaches for retailers — and a…
27% of apparel sales are now online
The value of retail returns last year rose 53% from 2015 to $400 billion and 27% of apparel sales are now online; the growth of e-commerce is stoking that, according to returns and overstock supply company B-Stock. Returns of brick-and-mortar purchases tend…
Retail returns: a trillion dollar headache that technology and data analytics can solve
In an effort to drive customer loyalty, retailers are stepping up their game when it comes to the ease of returning items: special ‘returns’ entrances, pop up kiosks at the mall for items purchased online, year-long deadlines, third-party apps, and…