Liquidating Your Unsold Holiday Merchandise

The end of the holiday season brings on an inevitable part of the sales cycle for retailers – the need to manage returned and unsold inventory. Total returns for 2015 are an estimated $260.5 billion, according to the National Retail Federation– as much as 15% of all holiday sales.

How do retailers manage all these returned clothes, shoes and electronics, as well as leftover seasonal merchandise? Giant retailers use their own built-in liquidation channels to handle their vast quantity of returns, and products end up being resold through a secondary retail market. For smaller retailers, when normal channels no longer work (special sales, bulk discounts), they have several options for selling excess inventory:

1. Third-party online auctions, or selling to a B2B liquidation marketplace

2. Donating goods to charity for a nice tax deduction

3. Selling goods to a liquidation company

Liquidation companies buy excess merchandise from companies, and find the right buyers for products to get you the best return. The ultimate goal is help your business maximize its recovery. Liquidation companies move excess goods that take up valuable warehouse space, and make room for newer, fast-moving items that your customers want.

At Ideal Trading, we provide liquidation services for businesses looking to get the best value for their excess, overstock or returned inventory. Our liquidation experts find the right buyers for seasonal items, customer returns and more.

Want to learn more? Ideal Trading is a full-service liquidation provider, offering services tailored to the needs of your business. Call us at 973.343.6684, or send a message through our contact page.