A Dirty Little Secret Revealed

Ok, well, a few little dirty secrets: I make mistakes, my staff makes mistakes, our vendors make mistakes. In fact, the world of savvy retail is all about making mistakes--merchandise buying mistakes! Back in the good old days when I was participating in my Masters Class of Retail (it was a buying career at Meier & Frank; remember that name?!) we were always told that if we weren't taking risks with merchandise, we weren't doing our job; markdowns were invented to correct retail mistakes.

Sooooooo, this mistake-making is really risk-taking, right? Right! There is so much cool and beautiful bedding that falls into this category.

And here's the one secret that isn't so dirty: in the back of our Pearl District store we have a newly configured and organized sale and clearance area. Instead of the cramped, messy and disorganized zone you may have experienced before, you'll find neat and organized racks that allow you to power shop! We've pulled each thing out of its package, put it on a hangar and clearly marked it. All of our buying mistakes, overstocks and discontinueds can be found at 70% off the original retails. And please, this is one secret we want shared, so help us spread the word!