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If Your Returns Could Talk: The Untold Stories Hiding in Every WarehouseInsights

If Your Returns Could Talk: The Untold Stories Hiding in Every Warehouse

Most retailers understandably simply see returns as numbers. Percentages. Problem lines on a spreadsheet. Operational…
LloydLloyd28 January 20265 min
Are you Ready to See your Listings in the ‘Wild’?Insights

Are you Ready to See your Listings in the ‘Wild’?

Ever searched for your brand on secondary marketplaces… and winced? The grainy product photo. The…
LloydLloyd21 January 20265 min
Returns Peak is Over - Now What
Returns Peak is Over – Now What? How to Turn Q4 Returns Into Q1 RecoveryInsights

Returns Peak is Over – Now What? How to Turn Q4 Returns Into Q1 Recovery

Every January, retailers face the same challenge: the surge in returns after the holiday period.…
LloydLloyd13 January 20264 min
Is your stock asleep on the job? 12 signs it’s time to wake up your inventoryInsights

Is your stock asleep on the job? 12 signs it’s time to wake up your inventory

Retail teams are working hard - planning, forecasting, optimising. But is your stock pulling its…
LloydLloyd7 January 20265 min
How Much of Your Retail Operation Is Quietly Being Eaten Alive by Dead & Obsolete Stock?Insights

How Much of Your Retail Operation Is Quietly Being Eaten Alive by Dead & Obsolete Stock?

Here’s a truth most operations leaders feel in their gut long before it hits a…
LloydLloyd30 December 20254 min
What if your stock never sells?Insights

What if your stock never sells?

A question most operations leaders don’t ask out loud: "What if this stock never sells?"…
LloydLloyd24 December 20253 min
Could your inventory be idle? Here are 6 ways to tellInsights

Could your inventory be idle? Here are 6 ways to tell

This great article from amplio prompted us to ask, "Could your Inventory be idle ?????"…
LloydLloyd4 June 20252 min
Circularity no longer just a buzzword; it’s becoming a business imperativeInsights

Circularity no longer just a buzzword; it’s becoming a business imperative

And at ClearCycle, we make it deliverable (quite literally!). As returns and overstock volumes rise…
LloydLloyd1 May 20252 min
Furniture Retailers: 3 Ways Refurbishment is Your Practical Path to CircularityInsights

Furniture Retailers: 3 Ways Refurbishment is Your Practical Path to Circularity

With environmental challenges growing more urgent by the day, industries everywhere are being pushed to…
LloydLloyd24 April 20256 min
Study Sees Retailer Achieve 83% Carbon ReductionInsights

Study Sees Retailer Achieve 83% Carbon Reduction

Products sold through ClearCycle’s returns management process were found to generate on average an 83.46%…
LloydLloyd31 March 20254 min
How Retailers Can Maximise Financial Yield on Returns and OverstockInsights

How Retailers Can Maximise Financial Yield on Returns and Overstock

Retailers face increasing challenges in managing returns and excess stock, often resorting to inefficient liquidation…
LloydLloyd10 March 20257 min
Why Gen Z is Driving the Recommerce Revolution (And How Retailers Can Adapt)Insights

Why Gen Z is Driving the Recommerce Revolution (And How Retailers Can Adapt)

Gen Z is reshaping the retail landscape by prioritising sustainability, affordability, and brand ethics. This…
LloydLloyd12 February 20258 min
Reverse Logistics 2.0: How Smart Returns Processing Can Reduce Waste and Boost ProfitsInsights

Reverse Logistics 2.0: How Smart Returns Processing Can Reduce Waste and Boost Profits

Returns are an unavoidable part of retail, but outdated reverse logistics processes are costing businesses…
LloydLloyd15 January 20256 min
Optimising Retail Returns: Reverse Logistics in eCommerceInsights

Optimising Retail Returns: Reverse Logistics in eCommerce

Consumer expectations are changing. No longer is it enough for eCommerce retailers to offer fast…
LloydLloyd16 October 202412 min
How to Make Peak Season Returns Your Competitive AdvantageInsights

How to Make Peak Season Returns Your Competitive Advantage

As the peak season approaches you’re no doubt getting your core business operations prepared for…
LloydLloyd16 August 20249 min
How will lockdown reopening’s impact the retail industry?Insights

How will lockdown reopening’s impact the retail industry?

There’s no denying that the speed, convenience and ease with which anyone can buy anything…
LloydLloyd30 June 20217 min
How Sustainability is Changing the Furniture IndustryInsights

How Sustainability is Changing the Furniture Industry

The concept of sustainability is a popular one and for good reason. Efforts that companies…
LloydLloyd24 June 20218 min
How to Use the Returns Experience to Build Customer LoyaltyInsights

How to Use the Returns Experience to Build Customer Loyalty

Returns. The very word can have eCommerce managers breaking out in a cold sweat. But,…
LloydLloyd21 June 202110 min
A Guide to Reverse Logistics and How it WorksInsights

A Guide to Reverse Logistics and How it Works

Building an operationally efficient retail business is all about optimising every aspect of the company,…
LloydLloyd2 June 20216 min
Inventory liquidation strategies every brand should knowInsights

Inventory liquidation strategies every brand should know

What to do with huge amounts of unsold or returned inventory is one of the…
LloydLloyd24 May 20217 min
How to improve the product returns strategy for your brandInsights

How to improve the product returns strategy for your brand

As more brands are making the move online, consideration must be given to the entire…
LloydLloyd17 May 20217 min
Recommerce: How does it work?Insights

Recommerce: How does it work?

Recommerce is a word that you’ll see more and more. As businesses become increasingly aware…
LloydLloyd28 April 20216 min
A Guide to Selling Overstock Inventory and Still Make a ProfitInsights

A Guide to Selling Overstock Inventory and Still Make a Profit

Excess inventory is a problem that many businesses encounter. Dealing with surplus stock is not…
LloydLloyd27 April 20216 min
How to build a sustainable brand that stands outInsights

How to build a sustainable brand that stands out

Sustainability and eco-friendly are two words that are working their way more and more into…
LloydLloyd22 March 20217 min
Why everyone in retail is talking about recommerceInsights

Why everyone in retail is talking about recommerce

The damage to the environment from mass consumerism and the volume of waste that is…
LloydLloyd17 March 20216 min
How Product Returns Can Generate Revenue for your BrandInsights

How Product Returns Can Generate Revenue for your Brand

The problem of returns is one that presents a challenge for many retailers, particularly those…
LloydLloyd17 February 20216 min
Why Brands Must Embrace SustainabilityInsights

Why Brands Must Embrace Sustainability

If there’s one word that matters to consumers much more than it once did, it’s…
LloydLloyd12 February 20216 min
The Rise of Recommerce : The Next Big Thing in RetailInsights

The Rise of Recommerce : The Next Big Thing in Retail

In today’s world, we are surrounded by things.   In an age of mass consumerism,…
LloydLloyd18 January 20217 min
How Can Retailers Manage the Returns Peak in Q1?Insights

How Can Retailers Manage the Returns Peak in Q1?

The first quarter of the year presents a unique challenge for retailers. The period after…
LloydLloyd4 December 20207 min
What are the Principles of the Circular Economy?Insights

What are the Principles of the Circular Economy?

Every year tonnes and tonnes of items are disposed of, from clothing to appliances and…
LloydLloyd24 November 20209 min