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(Re)Selling Holiday Returns
It’s December and the Holiday Sales season is in full swing. Savvy retailers are forward-looking to Jan/Feb/March and forming a plan for returned items. That includes dealing with stacked warehouses full of holiday returns and overstock items, including the 5…
Mobile Trade-In Data – iPhone X Maintains High Value
The secondary market for mobile phones is a $25B business that is predicted to grow 4-5x faster than the overall smartphone market. Annual upgrades and trade-in programs have played the biggest role in growing the mobile secondary market. The rise…
Retail Inventories Increase Based on Big Holiday Sales Projections
For retailers, talk of the holiday season begins when it’s still beach weather. Strategizing for inventory, logistics, sales, and marketing are focused on months in advance (and now that we’re officially into Fall, returns-management strategy has a place at the…
Dollar Stores Continue to Thrive in a Good Economy
Wall Street expected sales at Dollar General to drop as the economy approved. As people gained financial confidence, the expectation was they would ‘trade up’ to Target or one of the big box retail chains. Instead, Dollar General (DG) reported…
The Hot 100 Retailers
The STORES Hot 100 Retailers list was recently published; this annual list ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies by year-over-year domestic sales growth. The top nine out of 10 all represent different retail segments (an indicator that growth is due…
B-Stock’s Expertise on Secondary Market Appliances
B-Stock operates the world’s largest network of B2B marketplaces for excess and scratch + dent appliances. Our platform connects major retailers and brands directly to vetted secondary market appliance buyers around the globe. By partnering with us you’ll also have…
Apparel Retailers to Expand Efforts in the Secondary Market
It’s no longer an industry secret that certain apparel retailers (in the past) would prefer to burn or trash unsold and returned merchandise than resell through secondary channels. However, the times are changing and major brands are facing public and…
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’s Apparel Expertise
B-Stock operates the world’s largest B2B marketplace for returned and excess apparel, shoes, and accessories. Our platform connects major retailers and brands directly to vetted secondary market apparel buyers around the globe. Our apparel account management team is made up…
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…
Even used iPhone X prices are super expensive — thanks Apple!
Even a used iPhone X will cost an arm and a leg. The phone’s $999 starting price isn’t the only place consumers are hit with a hefty price tag. The iPhone X is now also reselling at the highest price of any…
THE PRICE IS RIGHT Apple’s £999 iPhone X beats EVERY other smartphone for one big reason
PAYING £999 for Apple’s iPhone X might seem like a huge expense, but it makes more financial sense than you think. We already knew iPhones held their value better than rival models, but the iPhone X trumps every other Apple smartphone…