Inventory Resolution for Wholesale & Distribution Operations
When inventory stalls, it consumes cash, racking, and labor.
We buy inventory outright and remove it in bulk.
What Wholesalers & Distributors Often Ask
Who buys excess inventory from wholesalers and distributors?
United Liquidations purchases excess, overstock, and slow-moving inventory outright from wholesale and distribution businesses.
Do you buy mixed pallets or aged inventory?
United Liquidations buys mixed pallets, aged SKUs, and inventory that has stalled in distribution centers.
Can you handle customer returns or refused shipments?
United Liquidations purchases customer returns and refused or undeliverable shipments in bulk.
Do you require clean SKU-level data?
United Liquidations can evaluate inventory with summary-level data when detailed SKU reporting is not practical.
Will selling excess inventory disrupt existing customers?
United Liquidations structures purchases and resale paths to avoid interference with your active wholesale accounts.
Challenges We Solve
Challenges We Solve for Wholesale & Distribution Teams
When inventory stops turning, it starts costing you.
Slow-Moving & Dead Stock
Inventory that hasn't moved in months but still occupies prime racking.
Slow-Moving & Dead Stock
Inventory that hasn't moved in months but still occupies prime racking.
The Reality
Slow-moving SKUs consume space, distort demand planning, and quietly drain cash through carrying costs.
Our Approach
We purchase slow-moving and dead stock outright so you can reset inventory levels and free up racking.
What This Means for You
Customer Refusals & Returns
Product that came back with no clear path forward.
Customer Refusals & Returns
Product that came back with no clear path forward.
The Reality
Refused shipments and customer returns often can't be pushed back into normal wholesale flow without rework or discounting.
Our Approach
We buy returned and refused inventory in bulk and handle removal without requiring resale effort from your team.
What This Means for You
Aged & Obsolete SKUs
Products tied to past assortments or inactive customers.
Aged & Obsolete SKUs
Products tied to past assortments or inactive customers.
The Reality
Obsolete SKUs linger because they're not urgent enough—until space and capital are gone.
Our Approach
We purchase aged and obsolete inventory so it's fully removed from your system.
What This Means for You
Assortment Changes
Inventory left behind after line resets or vendor changes.
Assortment Changes
Inventory left behind after line resets or vendor changes.
The Reality
Line reviews and vendor changes strand inventory that no longer fits your active assortment.
Our Approach
We buy discontinued assortment inventory in bulk, allowing you to move forward cleanly.
What This Means for You
DC Capacity Constraints
Racking filled with inventory that isn't earning its keep.
DC Capacity Constraints
Racking filled with inventory that isn't earning its keep.
The Reality
When excess inventory fills distribution centers, throughput slows and expansion decisions get expensive.
Our Approach
We remove excess inventory quickly so DC space can be used for higher-velocity products.
What This Means for You
Maximizing Picking Efficiency Through Liquidation
When the rack is full of dead stock, every pick is slower.
Wholesale distribution is a game of marginal gains. Every pallet of "dead stock" occupying prime racking isn’t just a sunk capital cost—it is an operational tax on your entire facility. It forces faster-moving goods into secondary or tertiary slotting, increasing travel time for your pickers and reducing the overall throughput of your distribution center.
United Liquidations serves as a strategic recovery partner for regional and national distributors. We don’t just buy the goods; we help you "re-slot" your facility by removing the weight of aged and obsolete SKUs. Our process is designed for volume—we buy the entire overstock position, including mixed-SKU pallets and program remainders, and we move it on your schedule.
By working with a direct buyer, distributors avoid the "drip" of marketplace sales and the complexity of managing multiple liquidator relationships. We provide the capital and the logistics required to clear your most expensive racking, allowing your team to refocus on high-velocity replenishment and customer service.
Inventory Types
What We Buy From Wholesalers & Distributors
We focus on non-performing inventory that no longer supports healthy turns or efficient distribution.
- Overstock and bulk surplus
- Slow-moving and dead stock
- Aged or obsolete SKUs
- Customer returns and refused shipments
- Discontinued assortment inventory
- Mixed pallets and mixed lots
Clear Expectations
Are We the Right Fit?
We work best with distribution teams focused on turns, space, and speed.
We're a Good Fit If
- You need excess inventory converted to cash quickly
- You want racking and floor space back
- You prefer one bulk buyer over fragmented sell-offs
- You want inventory fully removed, not managed
- You need decisions without long approval cycles
We're Not a Fit If
- You want to drip inventory into secondary channels yourself
- You need per-unit resale reporting
- You are seeking consignment or revenue share
- You want to test multiple liquidation paths
Our Process
How It Works for Distributors
Resetting your racking, recover your capital.
Aging Report Review
We review your 90/180/360+ day aging reports to identify the core overstock position.
Global Position Offer
We offer a single, outright purchase price for the entire block of aged or discontinued inventory.
Clean Cash Exit
Funds are wired upfront, transferring title and risk to United Liquidations before the first truck arrives.
Pick-Efficient Removal
We coordinate removal to maximize your dock efficiency, often taking full-pallet loads to minimize your labor spend.
Operational & Channel Considerations
- Separation from active wholesale accounts
- Bulk handling without cherry-picking
- Clear transfer of ownership
- Simple documentation
Every wholesale operation is different. We adjust the approach based on inventory risk and velocity.
Wholesale Segments We Commonly Support
- General merchandise distributors
- Hardware and building supply wholesalers
- Consumer goods distributors
- Electronics and accessories distributors
- Regional and national wholesalers
Talk to a Buyer Who Understands Distribution
If you're asking:
This is exactly what we do.
Contact United Liquidations to review your inventory. We'll tell you quickly if it's a fit and how fast we can move.