I can’t believe it’s June! June marks the month before the retail seasons start to change. As retailers fill their supply lines with Fall merchandise in order to have it on their floors and websites in July, they will start to quickly try to clearance all their remaining summer clothing lines.
Timing of the markdowns for each retailer may depend on how much spring and summer inventory they still have in stock, but in general, I’m seeing earlier discounts than last year — perhaps an indicator of today’s economic condition. Typically, we’ll see at least 30% and 40% off everything by the end of this month, if not 50% and 60%.
Your local boutiques may also start some slow markdowns, such as 20 – 30% off selected merchandise. However, expect the boutique markdowns to lag the major retailers by at least a month.
Specials and sales to consider this week include: Pumpkin-Patch Tee Party and on-line Big Patch Sale – 60% off; Gymboree Peel-A-Prize; Garnet Hill $10 and under sale; Naartjie – all Summer now on Sale; Talbots extra 25% off sale; and Gap’s new 4-in-1 shopping!
- American Girl
- For those of you with girls, you probably know about the upcoming American Girl Kit movie. There is an on-line special for an American Girl Kit T-Shirt with matching doll t-shirt for $20 — pretty good deal, considering AG’s normal pricing.
- Check out June’s monthly specials, where you can save 15 – 20% off selected current merchandise.
- Abercrombie Kids
- Spring Sales – Save 30-50%. Finally! It appears some further markdowns have been taken, as well as new items added to the sale.
- Baby Gap & Gap Kids
- Have you tried new 4-in-1 shopping? Flat rate shipping ($7) and free returns. Shop across Baby Gap, Gap Kids, Old Navy, and Piperlime, all in a single checkout process! Review the details here.
- New items added to the Sales. Most sale items currently marked down at 20-30% off. Some as low as 50% off.
- Caution! Know your prices. You will often find a better deal on the same merchandise in stores than you can get on-line (plus no shipping costs).
- Crazy 8
- Summer sales continue at 40 – 50% off. There are a lot of items for $4.99 and under or $6.99 and under.
- Plus, Tanks and shorts in the Crazy Good Deals section for $5.00.
- Garnet Hill
- Kids Semi-Annual Sale in progress – save up to 60%
- There are still 4 pages of $10 and under items for kids in the Sale section of the website today.
- Coupon sites, such as Retail Me Not, have codes for $10 off $50, $20 off $100, and $50 off $250. Lately, I haven’t been able to get these codes to work, but still worth watching the site and giving them a try. If you have a code that works, leave a comment and let us know!
- Check the Sales of the Day today: Royal T-Shirt and Boot Cut Jeans for Girls (50 – 60% off).
- Gymboree
- Peel-A-Prize in progress through June 15th. Coupons for 20% off were Emailed to distribution. Stop by your store to actually peel a prize and try for 30% and 50% coupons.
- Kids Camp Deals – $8 tops and shorts
- Time to earn Gymbucks! May 20 – July 13 in Stores; May 20 – July 7 On-line. Earning Gymbucks with a sale, such as with Peel A Prize is the best way to optimize your overall Gymbucks strategy.
- Get 15% off when you sign up for Gymboree Emails – limited time! (tip: Try combining this promotion with Peel-A-Prize, and earn Gymbucks — now this is optimizing a Sale!).
- $6 Shipping for orders over $100 – limited time only
- 20% off coupons available:
- “Plum” Magazine – Spring Issue. Good on-line and in stores through June 20th
- “You & Your Family” Magazine (available at your OB Gyn office) — good only in stores through July 31st.
- “Parents” Magazine – June Issue. Good through June 30th.
- Hanna Andersson
- Save up to 50% at the “Best of Summer Sale” continues.
- 20% off all Swimwear.
- 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
- Summer Sales continue this week – select items up to 50% off.
- $500 Gift Card Sweepstakes. Enter to win.
- Lands End Kids
- Hurry – Free Shipping ends today! No minimum purchase.
- Overstocks – Save up to 65%. There is a large selection.
- There are currently a few “On The Counter” items for boys.
- LL Bean Kids
- The Summer stale has begun! 30-75% off lots of summer items.
- Remember to watch for the Thursday Morning markdowns – nothing for Kids today, but you never know!
- Naartjie
- Entire Stock of Summer now on Sale– good luck shopping for sizes. This site is very cumbersome to use when searching for sale items for sizes and color combinations. Inventory typically runs out quickly, too.
- Entire stock of Boys and Girls Summer essentials (e.g. tops, shorts) just $9.99. It doesn’t appear that this offer can be combined with the 30% off Spring sale merchandise, but good deals nevertheless.
- Nordstrom
- The Women’s & Children’s Sale has ended, but Summer Savings continues. Most items are still marked down in the sale section of the website.
- Mini Boden
- 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. The best part? Your friends only have to register. They don’t have to make purchase in order for you to earn your credit. This is potentially a nice way to earn some “free” merchandise!
- There are various catalogs and promotions out right now. The latest I saw on a new catalog is 10% with free shipping and free returns.
- Old Navy
- Shop 4-in-1!! You can now combine Old Navy orders with Baby Gap. Gap Kids, and Piperlime on-line, and the best part — $7 flat rate shipping plus free returns.
- Have an Old Navy card? Combine with Baby Gap, Gap Kids, and Piperlime and receive free shipping off orders over $100.
- 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
- Join the Pumpkin Patch Tee Party – stacks of Summer Tee’s for just $8.00 (a 40 – 60% savings!)
- The Big Patch Sale has started – Online only. Enjoy 60% off markdowns
- $15 off $75 or more – get Coupon at Retail Me Not
- Strasburg Children
- Up to 50% off on Clearance Items — mostly from the Spring Lines.
- Note: Clearance items are not returnable. Be very careful, especially when buying on-line. (Personally, I won’t do it, and I’m not near a Strasburg Children’s store. I think Strasburg could significantly increase their on-line business by changing this policy).
- Talbots Kids
- Take an extra 25% off all Sale merchandise.
- 25% off all kids swimwear.
- The Children’s Place
- Take an additional 50% off Spring/Summer Clearance
- 25% off kids swimwear
- 20% off and Free shipping codes available on-line or via mail — look for one before you buy.
