Why are retailers dropping Sloomb?

[Beesgirl]

Does anyone know what business practices are in question causing retailers to drop them?

[SamanthaSews]

I've been wondering the same thing.

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[Kabuki24]

I haven't noticed this.

[Ainmemphis]

I'm not a retailer so this is pure speculation but I heard the pre-order amount is pretty high and the wait is long so my theory is a retailer has to shell out more$$ and wait awhile before they get product to sell and make a return. I'd love to hear from an actual retailer to fill us in.

[Kabuki24]

Originally Posted by Ainmemphis I'm not a retailer so this is pure speculation but I heard the pre-order amount is pretty high and the wait is long so my theory is a retailer has to shell out more$$ and wait awhile before they get product to sell and make a return. I'd love to hear from an actual retailer to fill us in.

I bet you're right.

[keen1981]

Originally Posted by Ainmemphis I'm not a retailer so this is pure speculation but I heard the pre-order amount is pretty high and the wait is long so my theory is a retailer has to shell out more$$ and wait awhile before they get product to sell and make a return. I'd love to hear from an actual retailer to fill us in.

This is probably likely. When ordering items you have get invoiced and have a certain amount of time to pay the bill. And sometimes it percentages of the bill in several phases. If they require that you order such a high amount, that you can't pay the amount within that time frame from sold merchandise, then you have to pull from other areas. I paid invoices for a long time and the terms were often really interesting with some companies.

[Kabuki24]

Originally Posted by keen1981 This is probably likely. When ordering items you have get invoiced and have a certain amount of time to pay the bill. And sometimes it percentages of the bill in several phases. If they require that you order such a high amount, that you can't pay the amount within that time frame from sold merchandise, then you have to pull from other areas. I paid invoices for a long time and the terms were often really interesting with some companies.

A lot of companies will let you pre-order but charge you once the product ships, which is nice. I'm guessing Sloomb isn't like this though.

[SamanthaSews]

Originally Posted by Ainmemphis I'm not a retailer so this is pure speculation but I heard the pre-order amount is pretty high and the wait is long so my theory is a retailer has to shell out more$$ and wait awhile before they get product to sell and make a return. I'd love to hear from an actual retailer to fill us in.

Now that I think of it, my retailer said something along these lines.

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[Beesgirl]

My impression was that it was an ethical issue but maybe I read it wrong.

[southernbelle04]

Originally Posted by Beesgirl My impression was that it was an ethical issue but maybe I read it wrong.

I had the same impression.

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