Resources for brands with excess inventory
What standing stock costs, how to sell it, and what the rules require. Written by the founders of Pockies from their own figures.
Guides
7 pagesGuideWhat does excess inventory really cost you?Excess inventory ties up cash and creates capital, storage, markdown and risk costs.GuideHow to sell excess inventory: which route fits which stock?Compare six routes for excess clothing: discount, bundle, stock sale, outlet, donation and recycling. With a checklist for each route.GuideSell-through rate and inventory ageing: the two numbers a fashion brand should see every weekCalculate sell-through and inventory turnover. Use stock age and weeks of cover to compare styles, sizes and colours over the same period.GuideSelling your excess inventory without your brand paying for itSelling excess stock? Review agreements on channels, countries and brand use, their legal limits and an example clause.GuideWhat is excess inventory? Meaning, causes and what happens to itExcess inventory, dead stock, overstock and stocklots explained: how they arise, how condition is graded, who buys them and what EU law says about destroying them.GuideBuying overstock clothing from brands: how to source lots you can trustWhere branded overstock clothing comes from, what a reliable lot record contains and how sealed bids work. For off-price, outlet, export and stocklot buyers.GuideThe EU ban on destroying unsold clothing: what a fashion brand must doSince 19 July 2026 large companies may not destroy unsold clothing and footwear. Who it covers, the ten exceptions, the disclosure duty and the rules in NL, DE, FR and ES.
Compare
2 pagesComparisonLiquidator or sealed bids: which excess inventory buyer pays you more?Compare excess inventory buyers: one liquidator or private sealed bids. How pricing works, who buys and what you control. With ten questions to ask a buyer.ComparisonExcess inventory platforms in Europe: eleven options comparedEleven platforms for unsold fashion stock in Europe side by side: who buys, how the price is set, whether your name shows, and who pays the fee. Checked October 2026.