Overview
Merkandi is an international B2B wholesale platform where companies trade overstock, clearance stock, end-of-line goods, customer returns and stock from company liquidations. Sellers publish offers for pallets and lots, and verified business buyers contact them to buy. For a brand, Merkandi can be a way to clear surplus or returned stock in bulk, outside its main sales channels.
Who is behind Merkandi
Merkandi opened its platform to Polish traders in 2008 and has grown into an international marketplace for stocklots, with country sites in many languages. It connects wholesalers, liquidators, distributors, manufacturers and resellers across Europe and beyond, and checks the companies that join.
How Merkandi works
- Sellers publish offers of overstock, returns, refurbished or end-of-line goods, often as mixed pallets or full truckloads, without needing their own website.
- Buyers are business resellers, such as discount shops, online sellers and exporters, who contact sellers to agree the deal.
- Memberships. Merkandi offers paid memberships that give access to more contacts and features.
- Showcase more than checkout. Users describe Merkandi as a platform to present products and find trade contacts, rather than a fully transactional marketplace like Faire or Ankorstore.
What a brand should think about
- Channel control. Stock sold through liquidation can reappear at low prices on other channels, so brands should think about where it ends up.
- Brand protection, for example by removing branding or limiting sales to certain markets where possible.
- Due diligence on buyers and clear payment terms before shipping.
Why Merkandi matters for brands
Every brand ends up with surplus or returned stock. Merkandi offers a route to sell it in bulk to trade buyers, turning slow stock into cash.
How eBrands looks at Merkandi
eBrands works with brands on marketplaces and retail channels across Europe and North America, including stock planning. If you want to talk through the best way to handle surplus stock, we are happy to help.
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