by Howard Brule -

Buying in wholesale isn’t a new concept. Proof can be found that over two thousand years ago, societies were practicing the concept of “economies of scale.” Using the leverage from bulk buying has universal applications. Buying in wholesale can be applied to clothing sales. The primary benefit of buying wholesale clothing is that the purchaser saves money.

Clothes pass through many hands before they are finally purchased by a customer. A garment maker produces the clothes and sells them to a sales distributor. The distributor then sells the articles to a wholesaler, who in turn sells them to various retail outlets. The customer then buys the clothes from the retailer. Each step of this process results in transaction costs that allow each participant to turn a profit, resulting in much higher prices to consumers. If a wholesaler sells the clothes, some of these intermediaries are eliminated and therefore the cost to the consumer is significantly lower.

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