Going Out of Business Sale Services

Close Your Store With Dignity, Control, and the Highest Possible Return

When it’s time to conduct a going out of business sale, the outcome depends entirely on who is guiding the process. A store closing is not a clearance event, an auction, or a last-ditch fire sale. It is a highly specialized retail discipline that determines how much cash you recover, how your reputation is preserved, and how smoothly you exit the business you spent years, often decades building.

About Wingate Sales Solutions

About Wingate Sales Solutions

Wingate Sales Solutions has helped independent retailers across the United States close their stores profitably, ethically, and with confidence since 1916. Our going out of business sales are carefully planned, professionally managed, and designed to recover more from your inventory, fixtures, and equipment than any alternative liquidation method.

Wingate Sales Solutions is the most experienced store liquidation company in North America, with a continuous family history in professional retail sales and store closings dating back over 100 years.

We specialize exclusively in going out of business sales for independent retailers. We do not buy inventory. We do not conduct auctions. We do not sell wholesale pallets or surplus goods. Our sole focus is helping store owners convert retail assets into maximum cash—while maintaining dignity, control, and transparency throughout the process.

Our consultants are former store owners and senior retail managers, many with 20–30+ years of hands-on experience conducting store closing sales across virtually every retail category.

About Wingate Sales
Results That Matter

Why Independent Retailers Choose Wingate for Going Out of Business Sales

Store owners come to Wingate for one reason: results without regret.

Control

  • You retain full control of your store
  • You retain full control of cash receipts
  • No escrow accounts
  • No percentage-only contracts

Transparency

  • Fees explained upfront
  • No hidden charges
  • No front-loaded payment structures
  • No misleading “guarantees”

Proven Recovery

  • Many Wingate sales recover 100% or more of inventory cost
  • Significantly higher recovery than auctions or bulk sales
  • Designed to outperform self-run clearance sales

Reputation Protection

  • Ethical sale messaging
  • Professional in-store management
  • Maintains customer and community goodwill
Choosing a Liquidator
Specialized Expertise

How Wingate Is Different From Other Liquidators

Many companies advertise “going out of business sales.” Few actually specialize in them.

Wingate does not:

  • Offer misleading guarantees
  • Take control of your money
  • Use front-loaded percentage contracts
  • Push bulk sales to exit early
  • Treat independent stores like chain liquidations

Wingate does:

  • Stay engaged through the entire sale
  • Focus on total recovery not just early volume
  • Adjust strategy continuously
  • Act as a true partner, not a vendor

This difference is why Wingate has survived every economic cycle since 1916 and why store owners continue to refer us decades later.

Liquidation Facts

What a Professional Going Out of Business Sale Really Includes

A professionally managed going out of business sale is not about deep discounts on day one. It is about strategy, timing, traffic generation, and sustained momentum.

When Wingate manages your sale, you receive:

A Customized Store Closing Sale Plan

  • Built specifically for your inventory mix, location, season, and goals
  • No one-size-fits-all programs
  • Designed to maximize early-sale margin and total recovery

Pre-Showing & Traffic Generation Systems

  • Private invitation marketing that consistently outperforms newspaper, radio, and TV
  • Strong early-sale volume when margins are highest
  • Sustained traffic throughout the sale not just opening week

On-Site Professional Sale Consultant

  • Present in your store throughout the sale
  • Manages pricing strategy, merchandising, advertising, and execution
  • Adjusts tactics weekly based on real sales data

Ethical, Controlled Discounting

  • Discounts applied strategically not arbitrarily
  • Variable pricing based on sell-through and inventory behavior
  • Avoids panic markdowns that destroy value

Fixture & Equipment Sales (At No Extra Charge)

  • Fixtures, shelving, displays, and equipment actively marketed and sold
  • Often generates tens of thousands in additional recovery
  • Included as part of our service not an add-on fee
Our Process

Frequently Asked Questions

A going out of business sale is a professionally managed retail event designed to convert inventory, fixtures, and equipment into cash when a store is closing permanently.

You can—but most self-run sales result in lower recovery due to poor timing, ineffective advertising, and uncontrolled discounting.

Retail auctions typically recover 5–30% of inventory value. A professionally managed going out of business sale consistently recovers far more.

Most sales run 4–10 weeks, depending on inventory size, category, and market conditions.

No. With Wingate, you retain full control of your store, employees, and cash receipts.

No legitimate liquidation company can guarantee results. Anyone who does is protecting themselves—not you.

Earlier is almost always better. Waiting allows good inventory to sell down, permanently reducing recovery.

Handled correctly, a going out of business sale can preserve and even enhance goodwill. Wingate’s approach prioritizes dignity and professionalism.

Fees are explained clearly before you commit. There are no hidden costs or surprise charges.

The first step is a confidential consultation to understand your situation and options.

Schedule a Confidential Consultation

(888) 480-SALE
P.O. Box 48294
Wichita, KS 67201-8294
mike@wingatesalesinc.com
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Closing a store is one of the most important financial decisions a retailer will ever make. The right guidance can mean the difference between walking away disappointed or walking away satisfied that you handled it the right way.

Speak with Wingate Sales Solutions to learn how a professionally managed going out of business sale can help you exit with control, clarity, and the highest possible return.

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