I have heard that stores just throw out thier stuff if they can't sell it. Is this true?
2007-12-19 16:25:19 · 13 answers · asked by iluvjohnjan2006 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
food will get donated or thrown out. If we can't get rid of it through sales it can sit in a loft until the next season to sell it again. If it still doesn't get sold, it will get sent back to the warehouse it came from. From there it gets sold off to discount stores, like Mardin's and Big Lots
2007-12-19 16:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by dontknow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!! It is not true! No store manager or owner in his right mind would throw merchandise away. There are many outlets for unsold merchanside . A.G. Wright's. Marshalls, T.J.Maxx, Big lots, The hundreds of Dollar Stores,and chains all over the country as well as exporters to South America.
2007-12-19 16:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked in retail for 5 years. Sometimes the merchandise is sent back to the company it came from and sometimes yes it is destroyed and thrown away
2007-12-19 16:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sherry H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're marked down for clearance; if that doesn't sell, its sold in bulk to a wholesale buyer. eventually, it ends up at a 99-cents store, a swap meet, or an outlet store.
2007-12-19 16:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by Big-shot CEO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thrown away? Unlikely. Much is given to charities, both locally and throughout the world.
the only thing "thrown out' might be foodstuffs and other perishable items that are unfit for human consumption.
2007-12-19 16:29:49 · answer #5 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not too much will get thrown out it usually gets sold at cost or less or kept till next year if it is seasonal like Xmas decorations. Food does get thrown out obviously if it cannot be stored properly
2007-12-19 16:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work at walgreens, and we keep all the stuff we have, or we send it back to the district warehouse, depending on what they say and how the product is selling i suppose.what type of store are you talking about?
2007-12-19 16:29:44 · answer #7 · answered by erkie_gurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gets sent to the discount stores, then to the 99 cent stores, then, I dont know.
2007-12-19 16:28:00 · answer #8 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not always, sometimes they return it to the vendor for a previously agreed upon vendor credit -- usually around 40%.
2007-12-19 16:30:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes totally after a sertient time after a little before the xpire date
2007-12-19 16:30:17 · answer #10 · answered by puppysareitc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋