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By Don Browne The City of Milwaukee now has a $100,000 fund to provide grants and forgivable loans to retailers and property owners for stores that open on Wisconsin Avenue in the heart of the downtown district. Thanks to a plan approved by the Common Council late last spring, the program is funded with $75,000 [...]
by Mercedes Gonzalez EDITOR’S NOTE: Mercedes Gonzalez is the Director of Global Purchasing Companies, a NY-based buying office that specializes in helping independent retailers. She will be at our TASTE OF OFFPRICE on opening day, Monday, May 3rd, where she will be twittering live on http://twitter.com/MercedesGPC Her article on using sales to build traffic and [...]
T.J. Reid THE FASHION ADVANTAGE P.O. Box 977 Amite, LA 70422 985.517.0808 tj@tjreid.com I will be escorting a group of retailers to New York Market Week and here is our plan of attack: Friday, April 30th Suggested Arrival Saturday, May 1st - Meeting at LBA Buying Office - Shopping the side street wholesalers Sunday, May [...]
By Jason Prescott January 29, 2010 Article Highlights: Marketers blame search providers for low conversions, but the key is going back to their website to find out why users aren’t converting Identify your site goals Know the difference between hits, visits, and conversions, then monitor page views and time spent on site As CEO of [...]
From the Home Office Footwear surpasses Women’s as the Hot Product Category for 2010, According to Off Price Show’s Interactive Floor Plan The Quarterly Product Search Report on OffPriceShow.com’s Interactive Floor Plan typically shows that “women’s” as the most searched-for category. But the 4th Quarter 2009 Report lists footwear as the leader among categories. From [...]
By Les Tepper For those not familiar with how layaway works, here is a brief explanation and history lesson. Layaway is a form of retail purchasing that became popular in the early 1900s. Layaway is a way to purchase an item without paying the entire cost at once. However, rather than taking the item home [...]
Our retired CMO from a leading off price chain reports on trends and availability of goods for the upcoming February Show. There’s lots of outerwear left over – unless it opens up with the category/weather, expect to see a lot of men’s, ladies’ and kids’ outerwear at the February Show. There will for sure be [...]
Our secret shopper is a retired chief merchandising officer for a family retailer with over 200 locations. He/she continues to advise the Off Price Specialist Center on show trends and buying tips that can benefit retailers and vendors alike. Here is the Secret Shopper’s feedback on the recent August 09 Off Price Show. You can [...]
By Don Browne In Issue 12.2 of This is Off Price, our columnist Les Tepper wrote a piece called “Now is the Time to Expand: Great Opportunities During Troubled Times.” In it he explains how the availability of both prime retail space and talented personnel can work to the advantage of the savvy merchandiser with [...]
Attending a trade show can be an overwhelming experience, even to a seasoned veteran buyer.
With more than 450 vendors offering Close-Out merchandise, this year’s Off Price Show can be even more overwhelming. Optimize your time and decisions by knowing that every vendor might have items that can make your buying trip a success.
Whether you are buying for one store or a chain of stores, EVERY vendor potentially has items that can translate into greater sales volume and higher margins.
