Episode 80
80. Going-Out-of-Business Sales
Behind that 70% off sign, there’s a liquidation consultant trying to maximize retailer profits. Zachary Crockett seeks a deal.
The Economics of Everyday Things
February 10, 202516m 46s
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Show Notes
Behind that 70% off sign, there’s a liquidation consultant trying to maximize retailer profits. Zachary Crockett seeks a deal.
- SOURCES:
- Bradley Snyder, executive managing director at Tiger Group.
- Zac Rogers, associate professor of supply chain management at Colorado State University
- RESOURCES:
- "What Went Wrong: The Demise of Toys R Us," by Angie Basiouny (Knowledge at Wharton, 2018)
- "Retail apocalypse 2024: All the once-popular stores and restaurants that shuttered locations this year," by Sarah Bregel (Forbes, 2024)
- "BBB Tip: Avoid bogus bargains at going out of business sales" by Better Business Bureau (2024)
- "There’s a science and art to running a going-out-of-business sale. (And business is booming.)" by Courtney Reagan (CNBC, 2018)
- EXTRAS:
- "I don't wanna grow up: The first day of the end of our childhoods," by Mike Higdon (Reno Gazette-Journal, 2018)
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