Automated Returns Processing
and Recommerce Solution
Turn challenged inventory into recovered revenue — get 100% of your returns sold instead of losing value or sending them to a landfill.
What is Upstream?
Upstream is an inventory intake and processing solution that identifies, triages, and recovers value from returns, overstock, or challenged inventory. Each item gets automatically routed to its highest-value recovery channel.
Built for the warehouse floor
Anyone can intake, identify, and
process items using existing hardware — barcode scanners, label printers, or a mobile device —
right on the floor — no technical expertise required.
Six Reasons to Choose Upstream.
Works with Existing Hardware
Use the scanners, label printers, and mobile devices already in your warehouse. Step-by-step guided procedures ensure consistency no matter who's running it.
Multi-Channel Recovery
Each item is automatically routed to its highest-value channel — eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or Vendidit's own marketplace. AI-powered triage sorts by condition: retail, DTC, or bulk liquidation.
Dashboard Visibility
Real-time dashboards show where every item is in the process, which channels are being used, and when items sell. You and your clients get full visibility at every stage.
Lower Item Touchpoints
Less variance and errors cuts processing time and cost. Automated routing means fewer hands on each item, keeping your inventory moving.
Nothing Gets Lost
Track item locations by shelf, pallet, and lot number across multiple warehouses.
Fair Pricing
We make money when you do. Aligned incentives.
How Upstream Works
From intake to recovery — every item, every time.
Intake
Process items into Upstream using your existing warehouse hardware.
- Works with barcode scanners, label printers, and mobile devices
- Instantly generate barcodes and print labels on the floor
- Step-by-step guided workflow. No technical expertise required
Identify
Get instant product intelligence on every item as it's processed.
- AI image recognition pulls product data automatically
- Ties items to existing WMS records and knows exactly who it belongs to
- Group and sort items into pallets by lot, condition, or destination
- Unknown items are categorized, nothing falls through the cracks
Triage by Condition
Upstream automatically triages items based on condition — customizable to your operation.
- Rules-based routing: retail return, direct-to-consumer, or liquidation
- Customize triage thresholds to match your clients or workflows
List & Recover
Automatically list items across multiple marketplaces and recovery channels.
- eBay, Amazon, Shopify, Vendidit, and more.
- Each item routed to the channel with the highest recovery value
- Bulk liquidation handled automatically for lower-condition items
Maximize Recovery
Drive revenue from every item — and give your clients the visibility they need.
- Real-time dashboards track items from intake through sale
- Clients see item status, channel, and sale data — no follow-up calls needed
- 100% of items get sold, returned to retail, or liquidated
DON'T HAVE A WMS?
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
Upstream comes bundled with native internal functionality designed to handle the complexity of one-off returns, recommerce items, and individual inventory.
Integrates with eBay, Amazon, Shopify, B-Stock, and more.
Already have a WMS? Upstream layers in with minimal integration required.
Built for the People Doing the Work
Not a cost center. A revenue engine.
3PLs
Standardize returns handling across clients with zero guesswork.
Retailers & Brands
Turn challenged inventory into a revenue stream — stop writing off losses and start recovering margin.
Warehouse Operators
Replace manual, inconsistent processes with a mobile-first system anyone can run.
Why Not Legacy Methods?
Traditional inventory processing is slow, costly, and wasteful. Here's how Upstream compares.
Start managing your returns the right way.
Discover how easy it is to integrate Upstream into your current system.