How Are Outlet Stores Able to Sell Products A Lot Cheaper?

Here I googled it

Outlet store

An outlet store or factory outlet is a brick and mortar or online store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public, cutting out the middle-men.

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What's the difference between the product in an outlet store and the product in a regular store?

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Close outs and some defective items.

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Stairs how do they work?

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I would have given you a pass

Every company is a little different

Brooks Brothers has an outlet line called 546 that's lesser quality than regular lines. That's what they sell in outlets

In the famous words of the old black clucker that lived in my hood..... "you bout ah stupid dumb retarded son of ah bitch"

Do you buy your shoes at an outlet? Do they hold up as well as retail?

Most of the stores at outlet malls are a ripoff and you don't get deals.

I don't feel like anyone should need this explained to them but.....but let's use Nike as an example. They pay around $3.00 per unit (or less)for a mass produced dri fit shirt made in a factory in Asia or South or Central America. With their massive overhead, they likely have $10-$12 in the shirt when it finally available to the consumer. They then put about 80% of that particular run of product in typical retail stores both brick and mortar and online at $35 to $40. (About a 300% mark up)This is for the mass of idiots who they know will pay the crazy over inflated price point for a globally recognized brand name. They retain 20% for factory outlets and TJ Maxx, Marshalls, etc.. This is to give the illusion that at $24 the consumer is getting a "hell of a deal." In reality, they are still paying a 100-150% markup. It is just a smart way to move product while still making an insane profit while also continuing to insure brand domination in an industry.

There are two different types of outlet stores:

1. Manufacturers that make a different, cheaper version of their clothes for outlet sales -- see Brooks Brothers.

2. Manufacturers that sell factory second goods or goods that didn't sell at traditional retail stores (this was the traditional outlet model). Allen Edmond's still does this.