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Returns and excess inventory are a fact of retail life — and until 10 years ago, so was selling it to liquidators on the cheap. B-Stock, and its $65M capital raise, is a proof point for the power of a marketplace to change that dynamic. CEO Howard Rosenberg tells Karen Webster how the rise of eCommerce has led to gains in secondary marketplaces to monetize unsold products. Read More...

Pickup lockers aren’t just for Amazon: Retailers, such as Home Depot and Walmart, are taking a page from the eCommerce retailer’s playbook by rolling out lockers and towers to help customers retrieve their items — and bring customers into their brick-and-mortar stores. Here is how these retailers are using lockers as part of their omnichannel strategies, while helping drive additional in-store sales. Read More...

Whether one is looking at the AI explosion, the progress of mobile channels or the reset of retail, it is increasingly undeniable that the future isn’t coming — it’s already here. The question for entrepreneurs, investors and FIs is how to navigate all the possibilities without getting swept away in the waves of exuberance. Read More...