Can you buy liquidation directly from a department store?

Answer 1

Yes you can buy customer returns, closeout, overstock, shelf-pulls and display items by the wholesale lot (Bill of Lading or B.L.) from major retailers. The method involves you obtaining a salvage contract ( buyer agreement) from the retailer. Some stores run their own liquidation program (e.g. Macy's Liquidation program). Other retailers out source their salvage and returns management to third party service providers( e.g. Sears Holding out sources their Kmart and Sears stores customer returns to a service company named Genco. Genco operates the return centers and sells the liquidated items for Sears.)The last way that retailers sell liquidation merchandise is through job outs. e.g Jacobs Trading buys all of the returned merchandise from most U.S. Walmart stores and sells the merchandise for a profit.