Store Closing, Closing Out, Retirement, Liquidation, Quitting Business or Going Out Of Business?

Need to close a store or stores? We can help you convert store assets to CASH FAST! It’s what we do!

We’ll help you plan a sophisticated Store Closing Sale tailored to your store, and execute it for the highest recovery possible.

Our Store Closing, Closing Out, Retirement, Liquidation, Quitting Business and Going Out Of Business Sales produce outstanding results during a booming economy. And they can produce even better results during a slow economy. They are economy fool-proof. We built them that way. Price-conscious customers will drive right by big boxes, shopping centers, malls, and other stores to shop your Wingate sale!

            “I was very skeptical and even against the idea of going through a liquidation Company to close my store. Money was tight, business almost nonexistent and the last thing I wanted was to waste money. Wingate Sale Solutions presented their program and convinced me to take a chance so we could come out on top.

The Wingate Consultant was very informative of what moves to make so we could optimize sales from the start. I would have been lost without the knowledge and experience the Consultant was able to share. We refaced the entire store and found every bit of sellable merchandise in three days. The first day of the sale was the busiest day we had ever experienced. It was almost overwhelming. The Consultant continued to find new items we could sell and make sure we got the most out of the sale. After a few days the Consultant was able to tell what sections were dogs and suggested we adjust the discounts appropriately.

Wingate has put together a solid program run by confidant smart people. My experience with Wingate was much better than I could have imagined.”

Wingate Client

Unlike others we do not rely entirely on deep price cuts and heavy advertising.  Yes, we need to advertise and we need good prices, but our copyright protected customer participation incentives motivate customers to shop your store over and over while competing to buy and buy more. It’s the strongest word of mouth advertising campaign ever devised.  Your customers will be telling their friends and neighbors about your sale and urging them to shop your store.  Customer participation incentives have helped us maintain better margins and sustain higher customer traffic and sales for more than 90 years.  The magic still works right down to the last day when the most desirable merchandise is long gone.

A Wingate Liquidation Sale is an exciting event for your customers!  It’s a store closing celebration everyday until the merchandise and fixtures are sold and the store is empty.  

The novice liquidator may get off to a decent start if the pricing and advertising are right.  With smart secondary markdowns and good advertising he might get another week or two until the good inventory is gone.  And then he crashes.  At Wingate we’ll get your sale off to an explosive start!  We start with a special invitation announcing the sale that out pulls newspaper, radio and television—and we’ll do it without quoting a single price or discount!  A few days later we’ll announce the sale again, this time through the media for a second big opening.  We’ll get more big volume days early in the sale where profit margins are best.  But, we also know it’s what you get out of the last half of the inventory that determines the success of the sale.  We know how to sustain traffic and sales right down to the last day!

“What a surprise! We had a line waiting anxiously outside the door on the first day of the sale and a line waiting for hours before opening on the last day of the sale! It was phenomenal!!”

Wingate Client

Don’t risk your assets with a self-conducted Going Out Of Business Sale just to save a few dollars.  It’ll cost you much more than you save.  This is the time professional assistance is needed most.  Go with the most experience in the field—Wingate.  Your Store Closing Sale is not the time to risk everything you have worked so hard and long to build.

We’ll sell your merchandise at a reduction from retail to the ultimate buyer—The consumer! And we’ll sell it for CASH—More than a business buyer will pay.

To Get The Highest Cash Return In The Shortest Possible Time. Call Wingate!

You Have Just One Shot At A Store Closing Sale. It Has To Be Done Right The First Time. Call Wingate!

Put Our 90 + Years Of Sale Experience To Work For You. Call Wingate!

We’ve Done It Thousands Of Times Successfully. Call Wingate!

Closing A Store Is A Race Against The Clock. Wingate’s Expert Consultants Know The Terrain And Will Guide Your Sale To A Successful Conclusion. Call Wingate!

Don’t Bet Your Future Trying To Do It Alone. One Mistake Can Cost More Than Our Fee—For Free Details Call Wingate!

Closing a store is like being in an automobile accident. If injuries are minor you might opt to treat them yourself. If injuries are life threatening and you stand to loose it all, you want the best doctor available. We are that doctor! We have more experience and a better understanding of the mechanics of a store closing sale than anyone in the field. We understand the circumstances causing stores to close. We understand the emotional trauma involved. We know how to handle the problems you will incur while closing the store. That’s why store owners employ us for their Store Closing, Closing Out, Retirement, Liquidation, Going Out Of Business, and Quitting Business Sales!

Closing or liquidating a store is not the time to roll the dice! Go with proven success. Go with Wingate Sales Solutions, Inc., the most experienced and productive firm in the business. You owe it to yourself to find out how we can help get the recovery you deserve.

If Your Goal Is The Highest Cash Return In The Shortest Possible Time, Call Wingate Sales Solutions.

There are several options for closing your store.  The method that consistently produces more cash with less grief is a professional liquidation sale by Wingate Sales Solutions. 

Sure, you can put your store up for sale, haggle with curious prospects—and their lawyers and accountants.  You can sell your inventory for less than cost, and probably wind up carrying the note.  Or you can sell everything – inventory, fixtures and equipment for cash in the retail market.  It’s a fact the most successful way to sell a retail store and put cash in your pocket is a professional Wingate Liquidation Sale.

You Have One Shot At A Successful Store Closing Sale.

Beware!  A Liquidation Sale is unlike any other sale you’ve conducted.  Executed properly, a store closing sale can be your most productive sale ever.  But if it is mishandled, you’ll have a major nightmare and endless headaches.  Liquidation sales are a double-edged sword. Your investment can disappear with a poorly planned sale and untimely or excessive markdowns.  On the other hand, with insufficient markdowns and ineffective or poorly timed advertising, your sale will never get off the ground or it will die a sudden death.  With Wingate Sale Solutions there is no costly trial and error.  We know the pitfalls and we’ll avoid them.  Our proven sale plan will be tailored to fit your needs.

Put Our Years Of Experience And Thousands Of Sales To Work For You.

With Wingate you can expect to:

Close out quickly…with style, and leave with your reputation intact

Recover the most cash possible, in the shortest period of time

Sell everything…inventory, fixtures and equipment

Avoid endless negotiation with unqualified prospects and their advisors

Make a dignified exit from your business

Enjoy more net cash in your pocket when the sale is over

Regardless of your reasons for liquidation, you get just one chance to create a successful store closing sale.  Don’t gamble with less experience than Wingate Sales Solutions can give you.  We treat your business as if it were our own.

We’ve Done It Thousands Of Times.

There’s a science to this business and we’ve mastered the course.  From setup to cleanup, our Consultants do everything to put your merchandise in the hands of paying customers.  A Wingate sale is tailored to your particular circumstance… We don’t just pull it off the shelf.

“On the first day of the sale we were slammed! We far exceeded any expectations we had for sales on that day. Customers were lined up 15 deep at the register nearly all day! Then over the weeks, our Consultant led us on a very systematic path with programmed mark-downs. He really understood customer buying attitudes and sales tactics to maximize our margins, and we did not have to deal with the pressure of planning advertising or merchandise floor moves. We were worried about what to do with the merchandise left over at the end, but our Consultant kept encouraging us by saying that there would not be anything left. We have to admit he was right. We feel that we got the maximum amount possible for the inventory and fixtures.”

Wingate Client

While no one can guarantee overall profitability, our experienced staff knows what to expect from virtually any type of liquidation sale. We’ve closed out city stores, country stores, free-standing stores, stores in malls, strip centers and in the heart of the city. We’ve even closed a store in a cave in New Mexico, a store on an island in the Mississippi river and a store that provisioned General George Washington’s troops during the American Revolution. But the oldest store we have held a sale for was established in 1603, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We have also held sales for stores so far north in Canada the Consultants had to be flown in by bush pilots. Whether you have a single store operation or multiple locations we have the experience to help. We’ve done it before!

Enlisting Wingate as your liquidator is the surest way to produce maximum returns at minimal expense. Our family history is helping store owners close their stores with dignity and the best cash return for merchandise, fixtures and equipment. Since 1916 we have developed and refined our store closing plan to make it the most consistently successful plan available. Let us explain, free of charge, how we can help you.

“Closing a business you have dedicated your life to is not an easy thing to do. Where do you start? How do you get rid of the inventory? How do you deal with customers and employee emotions? Well thankfully, your team at Wingate have done hundreds of closeouts, and had all the answers. We are so impressed how your company, and the people in it, helped us to not only survive, but to exit with honor, grace and prosperity.”

Wingate Client

Liquidation Is A Race Against The Clock—It’s Retailing At Warp Speed!  Wingate’s Expert Consultant Will Chart Your Sale To A Successful Conclusion.

When you add us to your team a proven professional will develop a customized plan for your sale.  We’re acutely aware that your sale is a race against the clock.  Much of our job is to time each event so you’re not stuck with costly inventory when the doors close for good.  When unexpected events threaten to disrupt your sale you’ll be well served with our veteran Consultant on the job. Rely on him to take the stress and pressure off your shoulders.  Leave the problems to him. 

“Your Consultant’s arrival to begin the sale was a godsend. He took over all the merchandising and pricing responsibilities, while always consulting us before taking action. What a relief!”

Wingate Client

The Wingate Consultant guards your sale’s momentum and helps you avoid excessive markdowns and ineffective advertising.  You’ll have everything you need for a successful sale.  Our sale plan will drive people to your store and motivate them to buy.  And buy! And buy!

“The initial letter retrieved 65% of my inventory cost in 4 days! Our Consultant returned our entire inventory cost within 17 days. He exceeded my first goal and came close to my second. He concentrated the advertising around my store (And the Game) mailing list, which kept the total advertising expense under 4.5% of sales. We are in the final days of our liquidation sale and the results exceeded my expectations.”

Wingate Client

Our Consultant knows how to sustain traffic right down to the last day.  He knows how to liquidate the “tail-end” to get the best return possible.  After all, what you get out of the last half of the inventory determines the success of the sale.

Don’t Bet Your Future Trying To Do It All Alone.

Major sale events are complicated and demanding.  They require a huge amount of time, energy, strategy and detail management.  It’s what we do every day at Wingate.  When you enlist our services you have everything you need to liquidate your store, not your net worth.  We also promise to handle your sale with the good taste your reputation deserves.

“We were faced with the life-changing situation of closing our business of 17 years. We found ourselves in a situation where we did not know where to turn next, and we consider it very fortunate to have found Wingate Sales Solutions at just the right time.”

Wingate Client

Every Client Gets A Customized Sale Plan.

Our Representatives are results-oriented problem solvers who know what to expect in virtually every retail situation. They offer an unbeatable combination of hands-on experience and fresh new concepts to insure the maximum bottom line results and good community relations.

When You Go With Wingate You Get The Full Package!

We leave nothing to chance.  An expert Consultant will work with you in your store throughout the sale.  Promotional materials such as high-impact exterior and interior signage, showcards, highly visible ad layouts and other supplies are furnished free of charge!  You’ll have the powerful traffic building programs and merchandising techniques Wingate uses to fill your store with customers and turn browsers into buyers.

You retain complete control of your store, employees and cash from the sale.  Subject to your approval our Consultant will organize and direct the sale.  This frees you to manage your store.  Each Consultant is skilled at attracting crowds of shoppers and with your cooperation he’ll keep them coming until the store is empty and the sale is successfully concluded.

With Wingate, you know what the charges are before you commit to the sale.  You won’t have up-front charges or hidden costs, you won’t be required to put all receipts into an escrow account you don’t control, you won’t be paying a percentage commission to someone who is not working in your store but advising from afar (That’s like finding money in the street).  There will be no front-end loaded payments as with a percentage contract.  No accelerated weekly fee payments as some weekly fee plus percentage companies require.  And no percentage commission for selling fixtures and equipment.  That’s just part of our job!

Call Wingate today. You owe it to yourself to find out how we can help you! We’ll send our brochure including letters of reference from storeowners with stores similar to yours who have used our service. We encourage you to call them to find out first-hand what our sale did for them.

“Bottom line….we are very pleased that we had a partner in this challenging time. We absolutely could not have done it without Wingate. Your company was definitely worth every penny paid. Thank you for all you have done.”

Wingate Client

Caution!

From the time you start to consider closing the store you should make a conscious effort to maintain a full well-rounded inventory with emphasis on fast turning profitable A merchandise.  This merchandise will be profitable and helps generate the customer traffic it takes to liquidate the slower turning merchandise.  We liquidate many stores with sold down inventories and we do them well, but they do not get the return a good inventory would have gotten.

The only liquidation method worse than an amateur, self-conducted Going Out Of Business Sale is an auction.  The primary users of auctions are bankruptcy courts and lender intuitions.  They liquidate as quickly as possible to get the file off their desks.  They are not concerned with getting the best possible return.  Store auctions typically get a 5% to 30% return and the auctioneer’s fee and advertising comes out of that.   

Closing a store is not the time to risk your investment.  Since 1916 we have helped tens of thousands of store owners close their stores successfully.  You can’t afford not to find out how we can help you.  It’s FREE and there is no obligation! 

To arrange a free, confidential consultation,
call us toll free 1-888-480-SALE (7253)
316-262-5565, FAX: 316-262-3250
P.O. Box 48294 - Wichita, KS 67201-8294
Our expert Sales Solutions Director will be happy to meet you without obligation.

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