EcommerceBytes-NewsFlash, Number 2940 - November 21, 2012     4 of 6

Liquidation.com Gears up for Record Restock Tuesday

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There's Mobile Thursday (Thanksgiving), Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But online merchants shouldn't forget Restock Tuesday!

Liquidation.com coined the term Restock Tuesday in 2009 - the day on which small-business retailers and e-tailers descend on the website to restock their shelves and websites following the busiest shopping days of the year.

Restock Tuesday, which falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is traditionally one of Liquidation.com's busiest days, with website traffic typically increasing by 15-20%. To prepare for the inventory needs of its customers, the company expects its auction count to increase by 20% and will be hiring additional team members in its four warehouse centers across the United States.

"We are seeing a trend of more retailers opening their doors even earlier this holiday season to satisfy consumer and industry expectations," said Cayce Roy, President of Liquidity Services' Retail Supply Chain Group. "When you combine that with the overall projected 4.1% increase in holiday sales, we are expecting record numbers of retailers and e-tailers to be restocking their inventory immediately following the Thanksgiving shopping weekend to prepare for the December rush."

More than two million registered buyers source inventory and merchandise from Liquidation.com, with access to inventory in warehouses located in Garland, TX; Plainfield, IN; Cranbury, NJ; and Las Vegas, NV.

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