Secondary market for holiday returns: Q&A with B-Stock Solutions CEO

FreightWaves did a Q&A with B-Stock's CEO about holiday returns.

Shipping and supply chain delays are at the forefront of retailers’ worries this peak season. Companies with holiday goods that arrive after the season or get large amounts of returns have three major options: store them in warehouses until next year, throw them away or sell them on the secondary market.

FreightWaves asked an expert how retailers can sell their seasonal returns, overstock and late inventory. 

Howard Rosenberg is the founder and CEO of B-Stock Solutions, which offers retailers a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/secondary-market-for-holiday-returns-qa-with-b-stock-solutions-ceo

Amid semiconductor shortage, resale markets take off

Resale and secondary markets show growth amid semiconductor shortage

Here’s a crazy stat: If you wanted to buy a used car right now, there’s a good chance it would cost you more than a new model of that same car.

It sounds impossible, but that is exactly what is happening. With a shortage of semiconductors and automotive factories closing down left and right, new cars simply aren’t being produced, and that’s caused the value of cars on secondary and resale markets to skyrocket — to the point where they’re often more expensive than new cars.

But it isn’t just new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amid-semiconductor-shortage-resale-markets-take-off