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24
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18
As big-box retailers struggle with consumers who have reined in their spending, liquidators have become a second sales channel for consumers and small businesses that are looking for bargains and don't mind buying items that are nearly new but not in perfect condition. Liquidity Services sells a little bit of... read more →
Mar
17
Mar
16
One retailer's unsold or returned items - and even its store fixtures - can become another company's treasure, as entrepreneurs are rapidly discovering online. In the past year, Washington, DC-based Liquidity Services Inc., an online auction site for excess merchandise, has seen unprecedented growth, and has even launched a new... read more →
Mar
13
U.S. municipalities, strapped for cash as the recession decimates revenues, are stepping up sales of everything from old police cars, helicopters and bicycles to confiscated jewelry and slot machines in an effort to reduce swollen deficits. And municipalities that previously relied on old-fashioned auctions conducted in local parking lots are... read more →
Mar
06
Corporate counsels are expected to be a legal jack-of-all trades, jumping from Securities and Exchange Commission filings one moment to sorting out sensitive human resources issues the next. James Williams is vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for D.C.-based Liquidity Services Inc., a sort of business-focused eBay that helps... read more →
Feb
10
Liquidity Services Inc which runs the retail inventory auction website Liquidation.com, said struggling retailers are paying much closer attention to their inventory levels. Volume on the website was eight times above 2007 levels even before Christmas last year, as retailers sent goods straight to auction to raise cash, without even... read more →
Feb
05
The central New Jersey distribution center of Liquidation.com is a pretty good snapshot of the disastrous holiday shopping season, even more than a month later. Pallets are stacked up to the ceiling, loaded with apparel, flat-screen TVs, even food. There are more goods moving through this warehouse than ever before.... read more →
Jan
09
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07