Sales At A Glance: Thursday, July 31, 2008
Posted by Loobalee in Children's Clothing: What's On Sale
Jul|31|2008
Well, it seems as though Summer was behind us — at least from a Shopping season perspective. When we began reporting Sales At A Glance in March, the Summer season was just getting in full swing. Wow — it flew by so fast.
Retailers are all now focused on promoting Back to School merchandise for kids (and babies/toddlers too!), as well as offering various promotions, such as free shipping and 15-30% off new merchandise.
What to do? My recommendation is to only buy what you need at this point in the season. Sure, the new styles are fun and enticing (it takes some real discipline to resist), but we’ve learned time and again that as soon as school starts across the country, the sales and promotions will be much better.
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Current Sales
- American Girl
- Check out July’s month specials, where you can save 15 - 20% off selected current merchandise. Watch for the sales to change over night — expect new specials tomorrow, August 1! Tip: The timing of these specials often coincide with further reductions on current sale merchandise and/or the addition of new sale merchandise, so we could see some changes in the sale section of the website tomorrow.
- Abercrombie Kids
- Finally! There are markdowns on the website greater than 50%! Sales are appear to be in the 40-60% off range now. I wonder if this is enough to move the inventory. I’m guessing sale merchandise will sit at these prices for a while.
- Baby Gap & Gap Kids
- “Give and Get” promotion starts tomorrow: August 1 -3. Get 25% off. You must have a code. Codes are being disributed via email to credit card holders and registered web-site users. A great part of this sale, is that the Card Holder gets to select a charitable cause, to which 5% of your sales will be donated.
- Especially for Cardholders: Get 20% through August 21st. Enter “STUFFSAVE” at checkout.
- New styles just reduced - a nice surprise to see at the beginning of a sale event!
- Stock up on playwear favorites for babies and toddlers at 2 for $20 - includes both Playtime Favorites and Brannan’s Favorites.
- New items added to Summer sale - now marked down to 30 - 70% off retail. If you have a code for the August 1 -3 Sales event, my advice is to try to use it on Sale Merchandise to get the most bang for code and buck.
- Crazy 8
- Back to School: $5.99 graphic tees, $7.99 polos, and $9.99 denim.
- Watch the remaining Summer sales closely, this merchandise is likely to reduce further in the near the future. Right now, save 40-60% (occasionally more).
- Coupons are available promoting Back to School clothes. Save 20% through August 24th.
- If you aren’t getting Crazy 8 coupons in the mail, subscribe here.
- CrewCuts
- Enter the Set-For-School sweepstakes and win a $2,000 wardrobe that comes with the help of a personal shopper to pull it all together! Daily prizes are also being given away — each day you can play a match-making game to win (of course you have to keep coming back).
- While I’m not seeing further price reductions on sale merchandise, new items are being added to the site. As of today, there are 16 pages of Girls sale merchandise and 12 page of Boys items
- Continue to take an 25-40% off all Summer Sale and Clearance items.
- Crewcuts receives their store markdowns each Tuesday after closing. So, Wednesdays are typically the best days to shop.
- Garnet Hill
- Summer sales have increased from 60% - 70% in savings. According to the site, the sales and prices are good through August 5 only. I love watching the end of these promotions — they generally mean that after the end date, inventory will be more limited but sales are likely to get better!
- Back to School lines were introduced yesterday. Over 170 new kids autumn apparel and accessory items for Back to School. Watch the pencil for introductory items marked at 15-20% off.
- Coupon sites, such as Retail Me Not, usually have codes for $10 off $50, $20 off $100, and $50 off $250.
- Sale of the Day: Twill Cargo Jacket for Girls - just $14.00 (76% off).
- Gymboree
- Back to School Sale. Newest collections marked $10, $15, & $20.
- Coupons have arrived in the mail - take an additional 20% off one entire purchases through August 24.
- Sale merchandise is not an additional 20% off. Pair with a 20% off coupon to get some great deals.
- Register to win a $500 Gymboree gift card - just visit gymboree.com/sweeps.
- 20% off coupons available:
- August issue of “Parenting” Magazine has a 20% off coupon that is good through September 15th. (Again..there have been many reports of people stealing coupons from the Magazine. If you want the coupon, please buy the Magazine!)
- Hanna Andersson
- This week’s back-to-school deal: Save 20% on all Denim!
- School Deals Sale on over 150 new Hannas - save 20 - 25%.
- Have favorites from last season? They are possibly still available on the website, even if they don’t display. Just type in the catalog SKU’s to search.
- Janie and Jack
- New items added to the sale. Summer/Fall Transition lines are now 20-30% off. There is also still plenty of inventory left at 50-60% off.
- $500 Gift Card Sweepstakes. Enter to win.
- Lands End Kids
- Free Shipping today only — No minimum purchase required!
- Earn 3% for your school on all purchases for a limited time! Look for your favorite school and register before you purchase!
- Stock up and Save - Back to School “2 for ” deals
- Save $10 on select Girls and Boys pants when you buy 2 (pair this offer with free shipping for a great deal).
- There are still plenty Summer-End savings for kids in Overstocks. Save up to 65%
- There area few items for kids “On The Counter” today! Hurry!
- The best deals (e.g. 60-85% off) can be found in “Not Quite Perfect” on the website. There are a couple of swimwear items for kids out there today and some boys corduroy pants for just $9.99.
- Limited Too
- It’s still Double Too Bucks Time! Spend $50 and get $80 in future savings. Get TWO $25 savings cards, each with a $15 off Bonus Card. This is a great time to buy - be sure to spend your initial $50 on Sale and Clearance items to optimize the deal.
- Take an extra 40% off Clearance Apparel on-line, and an extra 50% (or more) off in Stores. Lots of summer marked down 30 - 60%.
- Btw… I haven’t noticed any new back-to-school styles that I would consider competitive with other brands right now. How about you? I’d love to hear your comments at the bottom of this post.
- LL Bean Kids
- The Summer sale continues, with inventory dwindling. Save 30-75% off most summer items.
- Watch Thursday for the Thursday Morning Markdown, for an occasional special on kids clothing and gear.
- Mini Boden
- Summer sale continues (which is “more satisfying than chocolate, according to Johnnie), though sizes are limited.
- New catalogs arriving in the mail - Get 10% and Free Shipping and Free Returns on orders over $125.
- Did you know you can earn up to $20 per month by referring new customers to Boden? For each new customer, they will credit your account $5 — up to 4 referrals per month.
- Naartjie
- Enjoy a $10 off a $75 purchase as “Thank You” gift for being patient with Naartjie’s website developments and growth. Nice gesture.
- End of Season Final Sale- All Summer merchandise is not $9.99 and under. Varying size selection.
- Nordstrom
- Just 4 days left on the Anniverary Sale - ends Sunday.
- Additionally, most Summer inventory is marked down 30 - 60% (both on-line and in stores).
- Old Navy
- “Give and Get” promotion starts tomorrow: August 1 -3. Get 25% off. You must have a code. Codes are being disributed via email to credit card holders and registered web-site users. A great part of this sale, is that the Card Holder gets to select a charitable cause, to which 5% of your sales will be donated.
- Especially for Cardholders: Get 20% through August 21st. Enter “STUFFSAVE” at checkout.
- Back-to-School “2-for” Deals on tops and bottoms through July 31. Stock up and Save.
- Ongoing Clearance: Save 40-65% online with probability of even greater savings in stores. Many of the current sale items can also make great back-to-school outfits in warmer climates.
- Register daily through July 31 to win a 1,000 Spree!
- Are you signed up for Old Navy e-mail? If not, join the list to receive a $10 of $50 Thank You code.
- Pumpkin Patch
- “Final” Big Patch clearance now in progress - save up to 60% in stores and on-line.
- Click and Pick tees for just $5.99
- Enter the Fall Patch Star Competition for a chance to win a $1,000 Pumpkin Patch wardrobe and be seen in on-line and store advertisements.
- Try to get $15 off $75 or more - check for Coupon at Retail Me Not If you haven’t purchased on-line in the past, you will find a 20% off coupon for your first purchase here, too.
- Strasburg Children
- In Stores Only: Save an additional 20% on first clearance item, an additional 30% on second clearance item, and an additional 50% on third clearance item plus any more items in the same purchase. Sale continues through August 3rd.
- On-site clearance priced at 50%-60% off.
- Note: Clearance items are not returnable. Be very careful, especially when buying on-line.
- Talbots Kids
- Now save up to 70% on Summer’s final clearance.
- The Children’s Place
- Pick up “Place Denim” for school - 2 for $22
- Take an additional 50% off all sale items at the Summer Monster Sale. Limited sizes are available, but you can now buy summer tee’s and shorts for as low as $1.99.
- Click here for the July Birthday Coupon for 20% off your entire order. We’ll need a new code tomorrow! Sign up to ensure you get the birthday code during your child’s birthday month — and, for a limited time, you can get registered to win a $1,000 Martha Stewart Birthday Party for your child.
- 15-20% off and Free shipping codes are often available on-line or via mail — look for one before you buy. I never shop Children’s Place without one.
Suzanne Rielle, Co-Founder, Loobalee.com
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