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Apparel Trends
different brands that can range get to see what is on the pallet
and Bargains
from Polo, Ralph Lauren, Tom- before buying it.
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my Hilfi ger and Calvin Klein, to Mid-America Liquidators’
Seven for Mankind, True Re- pricing on these pallets is as fol-
closeout buyers, there is a rich
ligion and Dockers. It is just lows: A piece of apparel, a pair of
mix of apparel available today
variety pallets.” Mid-America jeans for example, is produced
that bargain hunters can buy,
customers do not have to be by a major manufacturer, tagged
but it is not necessarily available
concerned about getting stuck with a retail price perhaps of
in the same quantities as a few
with too much of the same $29, and then shipped to a ma-
years ago, as giant retailers get
product, even if it does come jor retailer. Some merchandise
smart about how much merchan-
by the pallet. Olivarez says that does not sell, and Mid-America
dise to buy.
the pallets are not, for example, obtains it. If Mid-America Liq-
Mid-America Liquidators
a solid pallet of True Religion uidators buys that pair of jeans
handles liquidation merchan-
jeans, in which a retailer could from the retailer, it will sell its
dise of all types, including
be overwhelmed with 200 pairs customer this pair of jeans for
furniture, mattresses, do-
of a product. He says that a $7.25, or 25 percent of the $29
mestics, shoes, appliances,
pallet may have 20 to 30 dif- price tag. The Mid-America
electronics, hardware and much
ferent brands in it. It could be customer may sell that pair of
more. In the apparel area, it
men’s, women’s, or children’s jeans to its consumer for around
sells mixed pallets. Olivarez ob-
apparel. All of the pallets are $13.50, which is a huge discount
serves, “You get a variety of all
manifested, so the retailer can
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