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Buying Clothing Wholesale: Clothing Suppliers

by Brent Crouch on September 25th, 2008
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If you want to make a profit by buying and selling wholesale clothing, there are a few important things that you will need to know. You can’t just take a leap into the business unaware of what you should buy and what customers are looking for. Many wholesale businesses will fail because they went into business blindly. Follow these three suggestions and you are sure to be a success.

Odd Sizes can be a Good Thing

When you are purchasing wholesale clothing you have to realize that the odd sizes can be a very good thing. First of all odd sizes can be purchased really cheap and you can sell them at a huge markup. The reason for these cheap prices on odd size clothing is that retailers will avoid them because they can be hard to sell. For this reason, clothing wholesalers will sometimes offer you some great deals.

The fact of the matter is that people are all built differently and they are all shapes and sizes. When someone is an odd size they have a hard time finding clothing that will fit. If you purchase odd sizes you will quickly see that these people are more than willing to pay top dollar for something that will fit. So never overlook odd sizes because you are afraid that they won’t sell.

Get Good Quality Clothing

If you are in the business of selling clothes then you do not want the reputation of selling cheap low quality items. Buy clothes that are only of the highest quality. Buy clothing that is the real thing. If it is a leather jacket you are selling, make sure it is genuine leather. A plastic looking leather coat looks bad and it is uncomfortable. People not only want to look good in their clothes, but they also want to feel comfortable with what they are wearing.

Cross Sell, Cross Sell, Cross Sell

You probably want to put a lot of concentration on women’s clothing, but it is still a good idea to throw in some men’s and children’s clothing as well. For the most part, the women who buy your wholesale clothing are also wives and mothers. In order to get the most from your business, you have to offer clothing that can be cross sold. Offer a few men’s shirts as well as boy’s and girl’s clothing in your product line and you will see your profits soar.

Often times people will go into the wholesale clothing business with no idea what direction they should take. Follow these suggestions and get the most you can out of your business.

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Brent Crouch

Brent Crouch is the owner of Jillian Distributors, a leading clothing supplier. He has spent the last 5 years taking his startup company from his garage to over a 1 millon dollar business selling clothing and other wholesale products to retailers.

33 Comments on “Buying Clothing Wholesale: Clothing Suppliers”

  1. Hi dear do you dropship internationaly
    I want to make a market place i can make an affilation website to ebay

    best regards

  2. cross selling is the way to go!

  3. hello
    i am new at this.
    i understand that there is a chance to buy a truck lod of men and women and kids clothing at a very very low prices.
    if this is the case, i iwould like to know how to go a bout it and how if you are able to ship it to out of the country like jordan
    thank you

  4. Hi there

    I am just enquiring about importing exlease used laptops to new zealand. i would arrange my shipping as my families are in california and also thinking of starting a second hand refurbished computer store.

    Please let me know the details

    Sujay Bhindi
    +6421489675

  5. Hi my name is monica barnes working for the.Zaken liquidations and we specialize in buying small quantities up to entire warehouses of closeouts or discontinued merchandise is any way you can put me on to sellers thant I can solve their problem

  6. Hello,
    I am in need of High end or so call designer clothing for men,women,handbags and shoes. In the process of opening a consignment shop.
    Located in Boca Raton, Florida. Please help.

    Regards,
    F.

  7. Good morning,

    I am in dire need of High end designer clothing for women,men. About to open a consignment shop in South Florida. Please help.

    REGARDS<

  8. Hi my name is Nancy Johnson I am single and trying 2 make a living by myself i am wanting to start a small in home business selling on the internet on Ebay I have done this before for 3 yeara but i really want to be successful than ever before and i need all the help i can get to know where 2 buy and whats best for me to invest in to do that!I would deeply appreciate the help?

    Thank you
    Nancy Johnson

  9. For flofleu:

    I have a decent stock of high end women’s, men’s and children couture,
    write to me and let me know what you are looking to do, I may be able to assist you.

    For monica barnes;
    please let me know, interested in purchasing wholesale lots, thank you

  10. i am interested in purchasing women, men and children clothing also cosmetics.

  11. hi
    I am looking for open a retail store of readymade garments of men women, in NC state Greensboro Please help me.

  12. hi
    i am inrerested to open a retail shop of readmade garment in NC Greensboro

  13. i am trying to start a designer childrens clothing store and i need advice on where to get the best product

  14. I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO THE BIG MENS AND WOMENS CLOTHING BUISNESS AND BEABLE TO BY AT WHOLE SALE PRICES BUT. ISEEM TO BE HITTING A SNAG OF SOME SORT, EVERY ONE I.ASK ON HOW TO GET INTO THE BUISNESS WILL NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ON WHO TO CONTACT. OR HOW TO GET STARTED IF YOU CAN BE OF ANY .HELP IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRICIATED THANKYOU . REX ROACH IA,M LEAVING YOU MY CELL #IF YOU WOULD CALL ME ON ANY INFO ON HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE BIGMENS AND WOMENS CLOTHINGLINE THANKYOU REX ROACH

  15. I have six grandchildren and I would like to buy their clothing in bulks. I have three boys ages 10,3, and 1yrs old. And three girls ages 14, 9, 3. A more detailed catalog would be great for me. I buy Polo, KittyKat, and other name brands and four of them are wearing school uniforms, therefore, I want variety with my purchases.

    thanks, This information is truly God Send!!! THANK YOU!!!

  16. helo
    My name is Sali Muja and i,m interested bayn general merchandise;
    womens and men,s apparel,children apparel and footwear, liquidation mefrchandise.
    Pleas inform my regulations of bayng for international exporting for kosovo and Albania.
    thank you
    s,m

  17. Hi my name is Adrian Milchev and im with Brokersoverseas I have clothing startin at 75 cents all the way up to palets for 4000 if i can help you feal free to contact me with any ? you have brokersoverseas@gmail.com we speak English Spanish Russian Bulgarian Portuguese Thank you for your time

    adrian milchev

    June 6th, 2009
    at 12:57 am

  18. hi my name is cliff i would like to look at some of your clothes.

    clifford davis

    June 10th, 2009
    at 9:34 am

  19. I am very new to all this… I just started an online and mobile boutique from my home and I LOVE this brand out there named VOCAL Has anyone heard about this brand?? well it’s very hard to find online or at wholesale prices for that matter. If anyone out there knows of anyone who sells this brand in wholesale or who carries the line please let me know. Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you-shannon

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  22. I am seeking information for my son who is thinking of opening up a store in St. Thomas V.I. He would like to purchase wholesale quantities of women’s,men’s,and chidren’s clothing both high end and low end. He also needs household products as well as beauty products, handbags, fragrances and jewelry. he needs o have these items dropshipped. He also needs technical advice in getting this store started.

    Please advise. Thank you.

  23. i dont have web site

  24. Hi C.ynthia

    I wot start bussines internet then I m lukin a dropshipped.
    kenyou helpinme of this.

  25. I am seking information for my bussines with the internet or storeoline iwhent your infomation

    Please advaise.Thnkyou

  26. I do not have money at this moment to star my bussines but; I where to buy mercansia of walmar, jp, croge. etc. shoes, cosmetics, jewels etc. the cost average is of the 20 percent x piece of prise original. if somebody can work with me tanks……..

  27. We are closing out an inventory of new,high quality,leather,leather/wool jackets. We have leather motorcycle, racing, dusters, 3 styles of bombers, varsity, graduates, New Yorkers, vests, classic lambskin jackets. We also have several hundred microfiber windbreakers and coaches jackets. There is over 5000 pieces, 20 styles, individually wrapped, mostly in boxes of 10 in this close-out. Check our website http://www.jrstone.com for styles,colors and sizes. We will sell entire lot below wholesale or lots to suit buyer at wholesale. Will dropship

  28. I am looking for customers to buy wholesale childrens clothing can you help me or give advice

  29. i am starting my own business and i am tryin to find plus size clothing from 1x to 4x sexy clothing. i never realized how difficult to find a wholesale distributor in this area reasonable in bulk not sky high prices. can you help me or do you know of any site that can help me

  30. Olivia,

    http://www.goWholesale.com has several plus size clothing distributors listed (Search Results).

    Best of luck!

  31. I am looking for customers to buy wholesale women,men and childrens clothing can you help me and give advice please.

  32. Mina,

    Do you currently do any pay per click campaigns or banner ads for your products? goWholesale.com can help you reach potential buyers though both of these methods.

    If you are interested, use the registration form to get started.

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