For the next two days, online shoppers can get product from Matix and Hurley at pretty much wholesales prices thanks to Jackthreads.com.
The “members-only, online shopping club that curates top-tier street, skate, surf and contemporary men’s fashion brands” is helping some major labels blow out core shops by moving some of their fashion failures at rock bottom prices. Nice, huh?
As one of our readers said via email:
“The strategy of big brands selling great product at wholesale to the public is the demise of the specialty retailer. Without the positive health of the specialty retailer (aka local surf shop) the brands will not have an authentic platform to tell their story.”
Guess the majors will have to rely on their “company stores” to get them through. Welcome to the aughts.
[Link: Jackthreads]
The Aughts were so last decade (http://slate.me/DdfnF). Are you implying we’re going back to the future? What year is it anyway? I’m so confused.
Nice of you to quote a seven year old Slate post, but we’re talking the aught century, not decade. I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet… But your kids are gonna love it.
The rise of the closeout businesses (ie JackThread and similar) are a symptom of the “demise of specialty retail” not the cause.
Nobody produces product for JackThreads to sell at cost. It’s produced for specialty retail to sell at MSRP. When specialty can’t buy it because they no longer have the business brands are forced to sell it to closeout channels.
Karmaloopp just launched their bullsh*t site PLNDR just like this…
Poo Poo Jones gots no grammer skills…
Poo Poo, trust me…the brands know what they are doing.
Oh. OK. I trust you. I didn’t realize.
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