Every season global fashion brands need to dispose of €billions of excess inventory without contaminating full price sales or damaging the brand.
The Facts
- The fashion industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions.
- 80-150 billion garments are produced annually.
- 10-40% of these garments remain unsold.
- This results in 8-60 billion excess garments yearly.
- Or 56 – 420 billion of excess garment value annually
Overstock Management
At Puzzle Brands, we offer efficient and ethical solutions for managing overstock, all while protecting your brand equity. Operating in over 30 markets worldwide, we utilize our extensive network of off-price retail partners to strategically redistribute excess inventory. This approach ensures that your brand remains protected, with products carefully placed to avoid impacting your core markets, preserving both your brand’s value and reputation.
What We Do
Our overstock management service is designed to relieve brands of excess inventory by liquidating unsold products and redistributing them through our off-price retail channels. We manage the entire process, from inventory evaluation to logistics, allowing you to focus on your core business operations.
In addition to purchasing overstock, we provide comprehensive logistics solutions. We can collect excess stock from your retail stores or warehouses, regardless of location, ensuring a hassle-free experience. With our 100% prepayment terms, we provide immediate financial security, allowing you to unlock capital for your full-price operations.
We collaborate with fashion brands globally, ensuring that surplus stock finds its way to the right markets and channels. Whether it’s last season’s collections or customer returns, Puzzle Brands ensures these products find new life in appropriate off-price retail environments. As part of the natural product lifecycle, we help you manage inventory responsibly and sustainably.
By partnering with Puzzle Brands, fashion brands and retailers can confidently manage excess inventory while maintaining brand integrity, unlocking capital, and explore new market opportunities.
How We Help Brands & Retailers
One-Stop Solution.
Inventory Solutions.
Handling any size excess stock
Off-price Channels
Redistribute via +400 off-price customers
Protect Brand Equity
Comply with all territorial restrictions
our DNA
The partners who trusted us.
Our partners include leading global brands and retailers, collaborating with us to optimize their overstock management and strategies, ensuring sustainable growth and minimal market contamination.
Our Commitment to ESG
At Puzzle Brands, we are deeply committed to upholding the principles of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) throughout our business operations. We believe that sustainable growth and responsible business practices are essential not only for our success, but also for the well-being of the communities and environments we touch. Through our overstock solution, we assist our partners in managing over 815 tons of surplus fashion goods annually. By giving this apparel a second life, we prevent it from ending up in landfills, reducing waste and minimizing environmental impact.
To ensure that our ESG goals are met, we have partnered with Synesgy, a leading expert in sustainability and governance. Together, we strive to minimize our environmental impact, promote ethical business practices, and create long-term value for all stakeholders. From reducing the carbon footprint of our logistics network to ensuring transparency and integrity in our supply chain, our partnership with Synesgy allows us to continuously improve our ESG standards and performance.
By integrating ESG into every aspect of our business, Puzzle Brands is actively working towards a more sustainable future for the fashion industry and beyond.