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Why Segue?

Fewer handoffs. Faster turns. More recovery.

The Handoff Problem

Every handoff
adds freight, damage and weeks.

Most reverse logistics programs are stitched together from four separate vendors.

  • Freight
  • Damage
  • Weeks

Every week a returned unit sits,
it is worth less.

Four Separate Touchpoints

  1. 01Retailer
  2. 02Return Center
  3. 03Process Center
  4. 04Re-Marketer

The Segue Difference

Segue runs the entire loop under one roof.

Fewer handoffs. One connected operation.

Illustrative photos by NSYS Group, Centre for Ageing Better, Revendo, Bench Accounting on Unsplash.

The Cost of Fragmentation

Four touchpoints, or one

Stitching together a retailer touchpoint, a return center, a processing plant and a re-marketer means inventory sits, freight stacks, and recovery erodes. Sending inventory to offshore factories adds another 8–10 weeks on top.

Multi-vendor RL supply chain
105+ days
Inventory turn time across 4+ touchpoints
  • Retailer → Return Center: 30+ days
  • Return Center → Process Center: 45+ days
  • Process Center → Re-Marketer: 30+ days
  • Freight, warehousing and reconciliation duplicated at every stage
  • Batched, mixed-condition inventory and repeated handling damage
Segue full RL services
7–30 days
Inventory turn time, all under one roof
  • Less inventory movement
  • Less inventory damage
  • Less transportation cost
  • Eliminate the return cycle entirely
  • One partner accountable for the recovery outcome

The Segue Framework

Five Fundamental Pillars

Every Segue engagement is built on the same five pillars — the foundation we use to optimize reverse logistics for our valued partners.

Channel Security01

Comprehensive Channel Security

OEM partners' products protected from intake through disposition, to the standards we have held since our 2012 Microsoft Xbox and Surface contract.

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Technology02

Optimized Recovery Using Technology

Synchronicity, our proprietary platform, monitors global pricing in real time and recommends the disposition channel that maximizes recovery on every unit.

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Operating Efficiency03

Reduction of Operating Expenses

End-to-end services under one roof eliminate the operational redundancies and freight costs that fragmented vendor chains stack into your P&L.

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Brand Integrity04

Protecting + Supporting Brand Integrity

MAP-compliant remarketing, refurb-specific UPC codes, and clearly marked recertified packaging ensure no risk of misrepresentation — ever.

Explore Brand-Safe Remarketing
Sustainability05

Environmental + Sustainability Practices

100% of returns repurposed and kept out of landfills since 1988. Over 31 million pounds of waste diverted; 10 million+ units recertified and resold.

Explore Our Impact

Illustrative photos by Scott Webb, path digital, Marcin Jozwiak, Saad Chaudhry, Steven Kamenar on Unsplash.

See it applied to your program

A 30-minute conversation is all it takes to map our pillars to your reverse logistics gaps.

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Synchronicity platform
Technology

Built for this industry, by people who run it

Synchronicity is our proprietary platform, developed in-house and running on Azure with EDI, API and webhook connectivity. It was designed from the ground up for reverse logistics — no off-the-shelf ERP has the same capability, because none of them were built for the reverse flow.

Trained AI agents

Working alongside live API data to manage pricing, logistics and disposition decisioning — with AI-enhanced yield forecasting on the inbound side.

Real-time global price mapping

Pricing monitored across 50+ marketplaces so every sell, repair or recycle decision is made against what the market is paying now.

Serial-level visibility

Serial number tracking and reporting with real-time access to inventory status, from end-user handoff through processing and back out to market.

Reach

An outsourced global sales team

Recovery is only as good as the channel behind it. Our B2ANY platform is a unified omni-channel solution tailored across languages, currencies, payment and fulfillment options — addressing a market of 62M+.

Sales Channels01

Closed Channels

Minimal-impact routes for A-stock: a 32M+ user national loyalty program, 20M+ frequent flyers, a 10M+ user international program, HR benefit platforms across 10k+ companies, and 320+ universities via Esportcertified.com.

Sales Channels02

Wholesale

500+ active customers across value added resellers, distributors, system builders, online retailers, education, government, regional brick and mortar, and commercial enterprise.

Sales Channels03

Direct to Consumer

A dedicated ecommerce team with presence on 20+ consumer platforms including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Target, Woot, Reebelo and Back Market.

Regional Reach04

Europe

Entities in the UK, Netherlands and Poland, 3PL locations across all three, 316 active customers in region, and additional VAT registrations in Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

Regional Reach05

APAC

Entities in Hong Kong and Australia, 114 active customers in region, and 3PL locations in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Regional Reach06

LATAM

Entities in Miami, Tijuana and Panama with a sales office in region, 218 active customers, and 3PL locations in Miami, Panama and Brazil.

Illustrative photos by NSYS Group, CHUTTERSNAP, Bench Accounting, Julia Taubitz, K ZHAO, Rikin Katyal on Unsplash.

Brand Safety

Recovery that never costs you the brand

MAP compliance first

Disposition outflow is kept in line with the channel requirements and brand guidelines of the manufacturer, so recovered stock never undercuts your own pricing.

Never misrepresented

Every refurbished unit gets its own refurbished UPC and every box is clearly marked "recertified" — while still delivering the opening experience customers expect from new.

Backed after the sale

A 90-day Segue product warranty with comprehensive post-sales support from a US-based contact and tech support center.

Find out what your returns are actually worth

Over 35 years of practical experience, applied to your categories, your channels and your rules. Let's start with a conversation.