• - April 6, 2012

What to Look for When Buying Wholesale Clothing

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If your store sells clothing, finding a place from which to buy wholesale clothing should be your top priority. If you were to buy clothing from other retailers, you would end up having to charge far too much trying to make a profit. Instead, you need to find a quality wholesaler that can give you everything you need without hurting your bottom line so you can make money and have the products you need to sell.

Prices

The prices your wholesaler charges for the clothing will directly related to how much money you can make on the clothing. Wholesalers need to make money as well, but they often charge far less than retailers do. Therefore, you will be able to charge what other retailers do and still be able to make a profit. To help increase your profit, you need to do your research on the available wholesalers that carry the clothing you want to offer in your store and choose the one that can offer you the best prices.

Quantities

Some wholesale clothing companies will put a minimum order limit on their customers. This ensures that the wholesaler makes the money they need to make on a product. However, not all wholesalers operate this way. If you want to test clothing in your market first or don’t have a large store, it is important to find a wholesaler that will allow you to order as much or as little as you need. One of the ways that stores lose money is by buying too much stock and then not selling it. You can avoid this if you can find a clothing wholesaler with no minimum order.

Reliability

The reliability of your wholesaler is important. If you do your research, you should be able to find reviews and other information on the wholesaler you are considering. You want to be sure to choose one that will get your order delivered quickly so you can start selling the clothing in your store as soon as possible. You also want to choose a wholesaler who keeps efficient records so you don’t end up ordering something that is out of stock and thus, don’t receive your order.

Choosing a company to provide you with the wholesale clothing you need for your store can be a difficult process. However, if you know what to look for in a wholesale distributor, the choice will be easier for you. Finding a company that provides you with prices that will allow you to make a good profit, the ability to order as much or as little as you need and offers the reliability you can count on can help ensure the success of your company.

How to Choose the Best Junior Fashion

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Junior fashion is one of the most talked about topics in the clothing industry. All those fashionable ensembles designed for the younger generation, or those young at heart. Fashion designers design and produce junior fashions that are the latest the industry has to offer. Choosing the right junior clothing for your storefront is easy and fun – if you know what to look for.

Junior fashion encompasses a wide variety of clothing pieces, and each piece is designed to be chic, gracefully sassy, and personal to the junior size woman wearing the junior clothing. However, even styles appreciated by the junior size woman will vary according to personal preference and taste.

So how does a retailer know how to cater to those personal preferences and tastes?

Catering to those personal preferences and tastes takes experience and a lot of analyzing of past data. The numbers do not lie, and trusting those numbers will give you a better sense of what to expect in the upcoming seasons.

Fashion trends change. Accessorize those junior fashions and a completely new world in junior clothing opens up for the retailer and the retailer’s consumer base. Building a loyal consumer base is vitally important to any retailer, and offering the hottest and most chic in junior fashions is one way retailers get those desired results.

Form Fitting Junior Clothing

There is perhaps nothing quite as alluring or enjoyed as those form fitting junior fashions. Skintight skirts and pants show off the figure and emphasize the attributes most desired by those wearing junior clothing. While solid prints are always popular, retailers should insure a hefty variety of checkers, polka dots, and other patterns.

Form fitting clothing has always been popular, and offering form fitting junior apparel of various lengths will insure every woman’s taste is considered. Mini-skirts are back in fashion, and junior trends lean towards form fitting, short apparel that is revealing yet concealing at the same time.

Baggy Fitting Junior Apparel

Just as form fitting is hot, hot, hot, baggy fitting junior apparel appeals to a certain consumer base as well. Those baggy junior sweaters are chic this season, and the upcoming season looks promising for baggy junior apparel. The baggy fitting junior apparel is the ultimate in casual attire for the fashionable junior size woman.

Offering a mix and match of baggy fitting junior apparel and form fitting junior apparel will appeal to both sides of the consumer base. Trendy women expect comfort with class, and as a retailer, you must meet the demands of the consumer. Julie Ann offers a cornucopia of designs just right for your versatile storefront.

Colors, Colors, Colors

As for color, black and white is exceedingly trendy this season, and the darker colors with a lighter shade of the same color are stylish as well. Of course, offering a collection of traditional pinks, purples, and greens is always going to be fashionable offering a sparkle of brightness to the storefront.

The color of the junior apparel is an important concept since color can make or break any ensemble. Offering fashion sets is a trendy and easy way to allow your consumer base to get matching color sets with less hassles and work involved. In addition, junior fashion sets will often be compatible with other apparel in the junior women’s wardrobe.

The Right Wholesaler

The number one ally to any retailer is finding the right wholesaler – a wholesaler who cares about your success and your consumer’s needs. Purchasing junior clothing is easy with a wholesaler you know you can trust to bring you and your consumers the best and most up-to-date merchandise by designers who know trendy junior fashions.

How do you know if you have the “right” wholesaler?

Ask yourself this – is the wholesaler earning your business? Julie Ann understands the necessity for providing exceptional customer service, the hottest styles in junior trends, and unsurpassed quality with all merchandise regardless of the price. The right wholesaler will gain your loyalty by helping you gain your consumer’s loyalty.

Displaying Junior Clothing

Of course, the merchandise is one aspect of junior fashions. Another important aspect is how the retailer will display those trendy junior fashions. One word – accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. Accessorizing those trendy junior fashions is one of the secret weapons to retailers. Accessorize with trendy handbags, brilliant jewelry, teasing rhinestones, shoes, headbands, sashes, ponchos, or even try some CDs and/or DVDs!

A retailer makes a strong first impression when displaying those junior fashions. When the consumer enters the store, shop, or boutique, the mannequins and window displays are the first impression. Using mannequins the appropriate size will add additional class and style to the storefront. Mix and match the merchandise for an additional benefit.

Looking for ideas on how to display junior fashions?

Consider scanning popular fashion magazines for ideas on how to setup displays ion your storefront. Consider purchasing a few teen magazines for ideas on how to accessorize those displays. Check the internet for recent additions to the popular junior trends. Ask friends, or even watch people to find what popular items are being used to accessorize favorite ensembles.

Julie Ann and Junior Fashion Trends

Julie Ann offers the latest and most chic in designs, styles, and colors perfect for any storefront and wardrobe. Whether purchasing complete sets or simply purchasing pieces to complete an already existing inventory, Julie Ann has what is needed for you and your consumer’s needs – expertise, professionalism, and good old-fashioned customer service.