When it doesn't sell, Oklahoma retailers still move it

 
BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.com
Published: January 19, 2012

'Tis the season for big sales on clothing and other merchandise, as retailers work to clear the racks and make way for spring.

But if that winter coat or pair of boots doesn't tickle anyone's fancy and stays put through January, where does it go?

Retailers typically spend the month of January promoting markdowns of 50 percent to 70 percent off. By Feb. 1, many will call on liquidators to purchase the leftove...


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