The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-12-29
BEMIDJl MERCHANTS TO CONDUCT
GIGANTIC JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
Dates Will Soon Be Announced and
Cooperative Movement viii Bring
All Sales During Same Period.
CONSUMER TO BE BENEFITED
Will Be Given Advantage Of Larger
Selection-P Plan a Great Success
In Other Cities.

That Bemidji is fast coming to the
front in the retail mercantile bust
ness is evidenced by the fact that its
retail stores have during. the past
year co-operated to such an extent
that they have commanded the at
tention of the buying public from far
and near, and as result are enjoy
ing the distinction of being classed
among the leaders in the retail bust
ness of the northwest.
To. still further encourage the
confidence of the public they are
making great preparations now for
a tremendous cooperative January
clearance sale, the opening date of
which is to be about January q. That
such movement will attract wide
attention is certainty, and indi-
cations are that hundreds of out of
town people will be attracted by an
nouncements to be made by Bemidji
stores.
During Same Period.
A January clearance sale Is an
event which has already been so
strongly impressed upon the public
that it is looked forward to with con-
siderable interest. Now on top of
this regularly inaugurated event, our
Bemidji stores come forward with the
startling announcement that instead
Of each store conducting it's sale en-
some certain date, all will unite up-
on date and hold their sales during
the same period, yet conduct them.
separately.
This new plan should be Of vital
Importance to both the consumer and
retailer, as, it gives the consumer a
wider range of selection and secures
for the retailer much larger out
side patronage. The consumer is al
so given the advantage of comp1ti.f
tive prices during the sale period
heretofore unknown and it gives
them positive assurance that Be14idu
merchants will do just exactly ~
they advertise. In fact, they, could
not under the conditions do anything
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A Great Success.
In cities much older than Bemidjt
where this method of semi-annual
clearance sales are conducted, the
plan has worked out beautifully and
proved advantageous to all interested,
especially the consumer. In fact,
some cities refer to these events as q
semi-annual celebration at which
time free dinners are provided visit
ors who shop at local stores and va
rious forms of entertainment given
during the sale period. The city
streets are decorated with banners
and bunting as we'll as the store
fronts and windows. t.f
Welcomed by Citizens.
The suggestion of cooperative
semi-annual clearance sales was
made at the last meeting of the Mer-
chants association, but it was not
dreamed that the movement would
be begun this early and the idea will
no doubt be welcomed by our citizens.
The stores which have already sig
nified intention of entering are
O'Leary-Bowser company; Schneider
Bros. company clothing store; Gill
Bros clothing store; the Bazaar
store; The Leader, and Schneider
Bros company ready-to-wear store.
Others who believe the plan good
one are asked to. cooperate, as 1t is
desirable that allsmerchants enter
into this big, booming trading fes-
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