Re: Leathercraft on amazon
Yes they are. My Leathercraft Rep told me just yesterday they were doing this and they made up WAY too many chairs in advance and are out trying to get their regular dealer base to buy the overstock.
They are building these chairs for Amazon and what it really does is set up a mail order massive discounter to go head-to-head with their dealer base. Big Mistake. Any time this sort of thing occurs, dealers bail on the line. It penalizes the brick and mortar store that stocks the inventory and has the swatches and the knowledge to help customers select the product line. Why should I as a dealer put my money into inventory when customers will come to my store and spend an hour or two with me, look at the samples, then order off Amazon?
In fact, while writing this reply, I just decided to drop the line from my store. This sort of thing really hits my Hot Button.
Effective immediately my remaining Leathercraft pieces have a clearance discount of 25 % off the marked price. Get 'em off the floor! I have two sofas, and two recliners, and one swivel chair in the store right now. When they're gone, that's the end of the line for my store.
Last edited by drcollie; 09-14-2012 at 12:15 AM.
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