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To: ChildOfThe60s

Markup and profit vary widely by category.

The highest is typically on clothing. The lowest is on food and electronic items.


44 posted on 03/10/2020 11:34:35 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

In the 80s I supplied merchandise to tourist oriented gift shops in Florida. In that case the minimum markup was 100%. Licensed material like Disney and such got 125 to 150 percent markup.

And you are correct I’m pretty sure that’s definitely greater than a whole lot of the retail industry.

The reality is that in the retail market it’s no slam dunk to make a profit, under favorable circumstances. Local taxes and regulations also make a brick and mortar store an expensive proposition.


51 posted on 03/10/2020 11:41:43 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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