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  1. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    my friend sells to macy's and they are essentially extortionists from everything she says. they use their leverage not unlike anyone else in any other business. If vendors could survive without them they simply wouldn't sell them. They can't period
  2. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    When I was in the bus, I used to deal with Gene Pressmen a lot. Gene is the grandson of Barney Pressmen and was as bad as or worse then any dept store. I realize that Barney's has since been sold but my guess is that they would be no different. and BTW, they have been trying to sell Barney's...
  3. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    there are many ways for vendors to disguise "markdown $$$"..sometimes it's just called markdown $$$ but sometimes vendors need to be creative and create euphemisms..like "advertising allowances"..or "pressing allowances" or "late delivery allowances"...it all boils down to $$$ to dept stores...
  4. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    I've dealt with GMMS and VPs of every major dept store in the US. Most don't even exist anymore because they've been bought out and combined. Dept. stores have ALL the leverage and can dictate a vendors business, and, today, because of the diminishing number of chains, they even have more power...
  5. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    department stores buy off price/discounted goods up front to average out costs. Their margins on sale goods is not as bad as it seems.,,and if they get too low they return to the vendor and ask for "markdown $$$" Manufacturers (not small designers) NEED to sell dept.stores so they must make...
  6. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    department stores have always been the bane of existence for specialty shops and manufacturers alike. This is nothing new. In fact, it's the main reason I left the industry. I couldn't handle the increased leverage that dept stores had on vendors and it's much much worse today
  7. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    many retail sales are subsidized by manufacturers selling off price goods. It's all part of the game that I have watched get progressively worse over the years. Sales are a mainstay in retailing and the consumer has been trained to wait for deep discounts. I don't know if this learned behavior...
  8. sonicvoodoo

    Jake Chicago Not Paying Its Bills?

    Back in da day, designers and apparel companies in general, used factors (banks) to clear and extend credit to retailers. It was considered way to dangerous to "hold your own paper" and ship stores. Giving the factor a few points was a sound investment because you never had to worry about...
  9. sonicvoodoo

    SUPERFUTURE GHETTO thread: All things Supertalk

    Will it come back before I kick the bucket? I mean I already died once. Time is precious.
  10. sonicvoodoo

    (Old) The WAYWT Discussion Thread

    If it's meant to fit oversized, excuse my n00bin. not necessarily oversized but not skin tight like you younguns like to wear...I'm pretty big on top and I don't like to wear tight stuff all the time
  11. sonicvoodoo

    (Old) The WAYWT Discussion Thread

    not at all exciting but it is WIWT
  12. sonicvoodoo

    (Old) The WAYWT Discussion Thread

    Most of sonicvoodoo's stuff is plain ugly. That jacket is one of the worst pieces I have seen in a while. absolutely correct davo. I'm gonna try really hard to emulate your steeze from now on

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