#715: Why Dead Inventory Is Costing You and How to Fix It
Boutique Chat
Ashley Alderson
5 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Struggling with excess inventory? In this episode, we sit down with Melodie van der Baan, founder of Max Retail, to explore how boutique owners can turn unsold merchandise into serious revenue. Listen in as Melodie shares her journey from sales rep to tech entrepreneur and reveals how Max Retail helps over 2,000 retailers move past-season inventory through top third-party marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark—all while staying anonymous and skipping returns. If cash flow, profit margins, and smart inventory management are on your radar, this episode is for you!
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| 0:00.0 | All right guys, I know one of the biggest challenges that you have in your business is what do you do with unsold inventory? |
| 0:06.0 | Contrary to popular belief, inventory doesn't age like fine wine, although I know we wish it would. |
| 0:11.0 | We've got to have a solution to get it out the door because cash is king and it's just our cash sitting there. |
| 0:16.0 | So maybe in the past you've had great luck with your aging report and restyling and reshooting |
| 0:21.3 | and reposting and moving out that unsold inventory. |
| 0:24.2 | Maybe you've used the Hub's inventory exchange or different de-stash groups on Facebook to |
| 0:28.8 | sell it to other retailers. |
| 0:30.5 | Well, until recently, there really wasn't another option. |
| 0:32.9 | And that's why I'm so excited the boutique hub is partnered with max retail to offer a solution to get your |
| 0:38.7 | inventory to multiple third party marketplaces across the web and get it out your door so get |
| 0:44.9 | ready to meet my friend melody van der bond the founder of max retail and we're going to talk all the |
| 0:50.5 | things that you need to know about your inventory aging your turn rate and exactly how pushing this unsold inventory can save and make you a great ton of money. |
| 0:59.9 | Let's get into it. Get ready to meet Melody Vanderbond of Max Retail. |
| 1:08.3 | Business can be a lonely game, but it doesn't have to be. |
| 1:11.6 | Welcome to Boutique Chat, where we explore community over competition and how to scale your company with the balance and the happiness that we all seek. |
| 1:19.1 | We'll hear from product-based businesses of all types, retailers, e-commerce, and wholesale brands, along with industry experts shaping the future of our industry. |
| 1:27.4 | I'm your host, |
| 1:28.4 | Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub, and I can't wait to chat. |
| 1:35.6 | Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast this week. I can't wait to nerd out on this topic today, |
| 1:40.7 | all about inventory. So, Melody, I've really been looking forward to having you on the show. |
| 1:45.2 | Thanks for joining me. Absolutely. I love boutique hub and your whole community. Oh my goodness. |
| 1:51.5 | Well, we love you as well. I love seeing your name dropped in the group and success people are having. |
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