Sales Calendar
By Heather Hales, associate editor

Timing is vital! Here is a Calendar of when you can expect major markdowns on the items you use!

January

  • Linens
  • Fall clothing and holiday items
  • Appliances
  • Baby carriages
  • Books
  • Carpets and rugs
  • China and glassware
  • Christmas cards
  • Costume jewelry
  • Furniture
  • Furs
  • Lingerie
  • Men's overcoats
  • Pocketbooks
  • Preinventory sales
  • Shoes
  • Toys
February
  • Air Conditioners
  • Art supplies
  • Bedding
  • Cars (used)
  • Curtains
  • Furniture
  • Glassware and china
  • Housewares
  • Lamps
  • Men's apparel
  • Radios, TV sets, and stereos
  • Silverware
  • Sportswear and equipment
  • Storm windows
  • Toys
  • Valentine's for next year
March
  • Boys' and girls' shoes
  • Garden supplies
  • Housewares
  • Ice skates
  • Infants' clothing
  • Laundry equipment
  • Luggage
  • Ski equipment
April
  • Spring Clothes are being
    marked down
  • Fabrics
  • Hosiery
  • Lingerie
  • Painting supplies
  • Women's shoes
May
  • Handbags
  • Housecoats
  • Household linens
  • Jewelry
  • Luggage
  • Mothers' Day specials
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Rugs
  • Shoes
  • Sportswear
  • Tires and auto accessories
  • TV sets
June
  • High Tech gadgets, Cd's DVD players, TV's etc.
  • Bedding
  • Boy's clothing
  • Fabrics
  • Fathers' Day specials
  • Floor coverings
  • Lingerie, sleepwear and hosiery
  • Men's clothing
  • Women's shoes

July

  • Air conditioners and other appliances
  • Bathing suits
  • Children's clothes
  • Electronic equipment
  • Fuel
  • Furniture
  • Handbags
  • Lingerie and sleepwear
  • Luggage
  • Men's shirts
  • Men's shoes
  • Rugs
  • Sportswear
  • Summer clothes
  • Summer sports equipment
August
  • Back-to-school specials
  • Bathing suits
  • Carpeting
  • Cosmetics
  • Curtains and drapes
  • Electric fans and air conditioners
  • Furniture
  • Furs
  • Men's coats
  • Silver
  • Tires
  • White goods
  • Women's coats
  • Spring Clothes
  • 2003 cars

September

  • Pool & patio furniture
  • Hardware
  • Gardening tools
  • Bicycles
  • China and glassware
  • Fabrics
  • Fall fashions
  • Lamps
  • Paints

October

  • Fall Merchandise
  • Fall/winter clothing
  • Fishing equipment
  • Furniture
  • Lingerie and hosiery
  • Major appliances
  • School supplies
  • Silver
  • Storewide clearances
  • Women's coats

November

  • Blankets and quilts
  • Boys' suits and coats
  • Cars (used)
  • Lingerie
  • Major appliances
  • Men's suits and coats
  • Shoes
  • White goods
  • Winter clothing

December

  • Seasonal gift wrap
  • Holiday Cards
  • Christmas Tree Ornaments
  • Blankets and quilts
  • Cars (used)
  • Children's clothes
  • Christmas promotions
  • Coats and hats
  • Men's furnishings
  • Resort and cruise wear
  • Shoes


Information taken from :
www.stretcher.com
Parents Magazine, January 2003

When to buy a car:

Some "experts" will tell you that you can get a better deal on your vehicle in the dead of the winter when sales are slow. The truth is that you can get a great deal any month of the year if you know what you are doing. And if you follow the steps in my book or my online Car Buyers' School, you will know what you are doing. So don't be concerned about what month it is.

Best Time of the Month

Auto dealerships chart their sales on a monthly basis. Sales Managers target monthly sales quotas. Car salesmen earn bonuses for selling a certain number of cars each month. Therefore, the best time to buy a car or truck is at the end of the month when Sales Managers are desperate to meet their quotas and salesmen are desperate to achieve their bonuses.

Best Time of the Week

Dealerships tend to go into "high gear" on weekends, trying to sell as many cars and trucks as they can in a two or three day period. This is to your advantage. Plan on buying your vehicle on a weekend. Try to arrive at the dealership first thing Saturday morning when there is usually a bonus for the salesman who sells the first car of the weekend, or Sunday afternoon when the Sales Manager is struggling to meet his weekend quotas.

The bottom line

The best time to buy your car or truck is the last weekend of any month.

Excerpted from Michael Royce's free online Car Buyers' School.

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