Read case studies and sales figures from some of Wingate Sales Solutions’ most successful liquidation sales from across the nation. Since 1916, Wingate Sales Solutions have helped retail store owners close, liquidate, or promote over 35,000 stores. The return you get on your retail liquidation sale depends on many factors, but the most important factor is the condition of your inventory. Stores fully stocked with good current merchandise tend to get the highest return. Stores with sold down, depleted or old inventories usually get the poorest return. In any case, our sale plan is designed to get you the best return possible. Wingate Sales Solutions‘ advice is to keep your store fully stocked right up to the day the sale starts.
Here are a few recent sales that we exceeded customer expectations.
Hardware Store
Reported sales ran over $500,000 for a 128% return
This was a nice 20,000 sq ft well established ACE store. Sales had been declining for some time and the owner had been trying to sell it for 6 or…
Discount Store
Wingate would get the best return possible
A year later the owner decided to liquidate his second store and use Wingate again. He knew Wingate would get the best return possible. Starting in…
Hobby Store
Gross sales ran well over $435,000
This was a difficult situation as the lease had expired and we only had 3½ weeks to liquidate the inventory. Starting inventory ran almost $270,…
Sporting Goods Store
Gross sales ran over $540,000
This was an outstanding sale. The store was located in a ski resort community. The owner did everything right. He held the sale during the sk…
Gift Store
The first day sales exceeded the previous month’s sales
In April, we completed a Retirement/Quitting Business Sale for the owner of three Gold Crown Hallmark Stores. The sale opened on a cold, windy, sno…
Hardware Store
Fixtures and equipment sold for $111,000
The store was not making enough to cover loans. After the sale started the owner was only in the store one week before taking a vacation and when…
Pawn Shop
An exceptionally good sale
This was an exceptionally good sale. The owners decided to close the store because there were too many pawn shops in this small market and the st…
Hardware Store
121% return on inventory cost
This was a long established ACE store with a $300,000 cost inventory. Another $30,000 in fast turning profitable selling merchandise was brought …
Lumber Yard
Could not have done the sale without Wingate
This store was located in an economically depressed area and the inventory had been sold down. The store had been losing money for sometime and t…
Hardware Store
Total reported sales ran $193,000
This ACE store had a starting inventory of $210,000, including a lot of dated and obsolete merchandise. The first day of our Pre-Showing sales we…
Hardware Store
We recommend Wingate Sales Solutions for any liquidation
We felt that Wingate did a wonderful job in liquidating our inventory and helping getting rid of fixtures and equipment. This is the second time …
Hardware Store
Reported sales ran over $223,000 for a 124% return
This was a high volume True Value store that had lost its lease and had to close. The starting inventory was $180,000 and reported sales ran over…
Hardware Store
You have to do this
This was a 25 year old hardware store. We were told that starting inventory was $190,000 and that our sale did $236,000. A family member thanked …
Hardware Store
Reported gross sales generated a 112% return
This was a small True Value hardware store. The owner had worked in the store six days a week for 45 years before he suddenly passed away. His …
Hardware Store
An ACE store that had been in the family for 90 years
It was an ACE store that had been in the family for 90 years. The store manager’s grandfather purchased the store in 1929. We don’t know ho…
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