Sales offer discounted merchandise to reduce inventory, including seasonal clearance for clothing, discontinued products, and open box items. Check return policies before purchasing.
A sale aims to reduce inventory by providing customers with deeply discounted merchandise. A sale can be store-wide or limited to specific departments, products, brands or product models.
Seasonal clearance sales are quite common for clothing retailers who need to make room for new inventory. Summer clearance sales can be the best time to shop for shorts, swimwear, and tank tops in preparation for the year ahead. Sticking to solid colors and basic designs that won’t go out of style will ensure you don’t get out in the cold come New Year. Having a standard item store means you can buy fewer clothes in the summer, filling your wardrobe with a dash of the latest styles.
Designer closes also promote clearance sales. Styles are constantly evolving and what’s on one minute is considered the next. Denim goes from tight to relaxed, from stove to leggings, from top to bottom, and every spot in between. Stone-washed, acid-washed, torn, frayed, new or faded, the store might have an all-out sale to blow up clothes that are about to be replaced with a new style or look or to move a line that has stalled on the shelf.
Personal products like makeup and creams are also often offered for sale, especially when the line has new products coming in or has revamped the existing product. Products with an expiration date, such as certain shampoos and treatments, may also be released to move material before it is taken off the shelf.
Discontinued products are usually sold at clearance prices to make room for replacement stock, sometimes at a price higher than the standard price of the original item. Electronics, for example, that have been improved with new features or expanded capacity routinely replace older models that can explode at close cost. For those who don’t want or demand the latest features, a sale can provide a rich opportunity to get great prices on personal gadgets.
A supplier can also use a liquidation to get rid of returned merchandise that is not defective but can no longer be sold as new. This is often referred to as “open box” merchandise. In some cases, a product may have been a demo model. Open items may not carry the same warranty that comes with new merchandise, so be sure to read the fine print before purchasing.
An end-of-deal sale can be the best opportunity to get great merchandise at great prices. Even popular and current brands are often available at close or low cost.
Please note that clearance items are sometimes not returnable even if they are defective. Also, returnable clearance items are sometimes only eligible for store credit. Check the store’s policy before buying, and if the policy isn’t clear, ask a representative.
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