Pier 1 Imports and Cost Plus Imports

Re: [spiers] Pier 1 Imports and Cost Plus Imports


On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:38:57 -0000, "mgranich" wrote :

> Do Pier 1 Imports and Cost Plus Imports sell products designed in the
> US? What is their business model? Do they use the same process in
> John's book?
>

They are retailers, going back to the '50's and both do everything. they buy
for themselves,
they buy from others, they design their own sometimes... a little of
everything. Back in the
'50's, you could get away with buying a mountain of anything overseas at 10
cents each and
unload it at $5.00 each, just throwing away what diod not sell. Back then
america made
anything anyone wanted, so importing was kind of a novelty item things...***


> And, if you are from the Seattle area.......Does anyone know why
> Trident Imports (was located at Pier 56) go out of business?

***Chuck Peterson started Trident in the early sixties having Cost Plus, a SF
outfit, do his
buying for him... Chuck died about 20 years ago and his kids ran it for a while
then shut it
down, I think the model not working so well as the world changed.***

John

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