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How top retailers are reducing the cost impact of returned and overstock items
Around $400 billion in merchandise was returned in 2017, up 70% from two years ago. When you consider returned merchandise costs retailers 20 to 65% of the cost of goods sold, it’s clear retailers are in serious need of new…
In-Store Returns in 30 Seconds
Retailers are continuing to step up their game when it comes to the ease of returning items. Walmart is the latest to announce a bold new initiative (which will no doubt have an impact on reverse logistics). Starting in November,…
B-Stock to Present at SCOPE Supply Chain Conference
B-Stock is heading to the SCOPE supply chain conference next week in downtown Los Angeles. SCOPE is the supply chain industry’s leading executive level conference that connects supply chain executives at Fortune 500 organizations with top solution providers to learn…
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…
Happy returns? Maybe for the consumer.
In an effort to drive customer loyalty retailers and manufacturers 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 and…
How Online Marketplaces are Changing the Way Retailers Approach Liquidation
It might be part revolution and part evolution, but there’s no doubt that the online marketplace model is transforming the entire retail sector: retailers can offer more products to a larger buyer base while consumers enjoy a convenient one-stop-shopping experience.…
Rethinking Recovery: Don’t Fight The OLD; Build The NEW
Per Socrates: the secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. While he may not have been talking specifically about reverse logistics and liquidation, the sentiment still applies.…
B-Stock to Exhibit at SCOPE
B-Stock is heading to SCOPE next week, May 1-3, in Schaumburg, IL. SCOPE is the supply chain industry’s leading executive level conference that connects supply chain executives at Fortune 500 organizations with top solution providers to learn about their latest…
E-commerce returns are on the rise: what’s your reverse logistics plan?
There has been a lot of talk lately in the logistics community about the surge in e-commerce returns: a recent report from CBRE noted that they are growing at a 15-percent annual rate and in 2015 around 30 percent of…
Building a Scalable Liquidation Solution
Relaxed return policies drive customer loyalty but can wreak havoc on reverse logistics. Given the amount of merchandise returned each year is steadily growing (in 2014 it was up 6%), reducing internal costs in the handling of this returned merchandise…
B-Stock Named to “Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100”
We are thrilled by our inclusion in the “Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100” for 2015. The recognition highlights top projects between clients and solution providers that have resulted in supply chain excellence. B-Stock was selected based on the successful…
B-Stock Wins 2015 Growth Company of the Year Award
The entire B-Stock team is honored to have been awarded the 2015 Growth Company of the Year Award by the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California! This incredible accolade was presented to our CEO (and Harvard Business School alum) Howard Rosenberg at…