Mania for Markdowns: Consumers Get Benefit, But Vendors Squeezed

Mania for Markdowns: Consumers Get Benefit, But Vendors Squeezed

by Lisa Lockwood and Whitney Beckett with contributions from Rosemary Feitelberg, Marc Karimzadeh, Julee Kaplan

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008

From WWD Issue 11/11/2008

With 30, 40 and even 50 percent off signs rampant throughout apparel departments, and newspaper ads and Web sites touting major sales, it’s no wonder retailers are hitting up the vendor community...
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