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"michael adams" writes:
It may be that they're moving stock out of branches so they end up with maybe a few
regional
branches acting as clearance outlets with rock bottom prices.

They won't sell it all. It's only worth keeping the sale going while
the revenue covers the cost of the staff and shop, and they have been
significantly more busy than normal during the sale so far, but that
will tail off as the saleable items go. When that threshold is crossed,
it's cheaper to throw the stuff away.

This will then also make it more convenient for clearance people to make them an offer.

The stuff in the shops would cost vastly more to handle than its
clearance value. Stuff still boxed in warehouse can probably be sold
at figures like 1% of value.

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Andrew Gabriel
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