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USS Enterprise is your place for pallets, lots and truckloads of quality Closeouts and Surplus Merchandise. We stock
hundreds of pallets with various mixtures of products in order to supply
our clientele and their ever-growing demand for discount and closeout
goods.
Over the years we have greatly expanded
the variety of our product lines. Today, we deal with over 25 major
Department Stores and Catalog Companies in the United States. We have
deal with these companies for years and have molded a strong and fortified
relationship with them to be able to offer our clients the best price
available on Closeouts, Surplus Merchandise,
Department Store Returns and Liquidated Goods.
USS Enterprise offers many complimentary services to our clients. We offer direct point to point shipping for your transportation and logistics needs. This service is one of the great benefits of our relationship with you and your company. Let us take care of all the hard work in shipping your Closeouts Merchandise domestically throughout the USA and also in exporting them around the world.
Throughout the years, our clients
have asked us many questions about the terminology of the Closeouts
and Salvage Merchandise industry. We would
like to share with you several of these terms:
Closeouts
(also Liquidation): Closeouts
are generally considered to be excess from a previous season's production
and are the result of changes in color, design, and fabric or missed
deliveries. Closeouts by definition should all be first quality. Name-brand
companies are left with billions of dollars in excess inventory each
year and are forced to sell their excess inventory for several reasons:
Products must be removed from shelves to make room for newer models;
a change in financial circumstances or strategy may result in canceled
orders; manufacturers may be downsizing or moving facilities; companies
may need to reduce inventories for accounting reasons. As a result,
the companies are forced to sell this first-quality inventory quickly
and below their cost.
Overrun
(also Overstock): Overruns
are over production from specific cuttings or orders and are generally
the result of the order not matching the amount of material needed.
The amount of cloth needed to produce 30 shirts may actually be enough
to produce 45 shirts and therefore we have a 15 shirt overrun. Overruns
by definition should all be first quality.
Department
Store Returns (also Salvage Merchandise): Customer
returns include an extensive range of merchandise including products
actually purchased and then returned by customers, in store damages,
marked out of stock products and case packs that have been opened. Most
of these products are sold by the truckload from various points around
the country. The products are either sold as a percentage of the cost
of retail or by the pallet. The store returns are less than perfect
merchandise. The merchandise may be slightly damaged, missing a piece,
discolored, or be in a damaged box.
On the other hand you usually get a large amount of products that are
like new. A small percentage of the merchandise may have to be discarded.
You are generally paying between 8-12% of the retail price. Even with
a small throw away percentage and with some of the merchandise slightly
imperfect, it turns out that you usually double or triple your money.
Yes, there will be the occasional sour lemon, but if you continue to
purchase the merchandise on a regular basis, you will see that it is
worth your while.
Surplus: Any
inventory, merchandise, or equipment that can no longer be sold at the
regular retail or wholesale price, but still possesses value. Surplus
is generally caused by discontinuations, overruns,
closeouts or overstock. Most businesses
have a need to liquidate 2-5% of their products as surplus.
F.O.B.: This
stands for Freight on Board. Basically, it is the location where the
merchandise is being shipped from. This is where we will send the truck
to pick up your merchandise.
We have also been asked many questions regarding
the Closeouts Merchandise that we offer our clients. Here are just a
few of those questions:
Why
would a company purchase Closeouts? The
off price industry accounts for hundreds of millions of dollars a year
in retail sales. Discount retailers, swappers (flea market vendors),
auctioneers, exporters, wholesalers and many
other companies purchase these products. Closeouts are usually purchased
at a substantial discount to first quality in line production. These
discounts can be from 15% to 80% off first quality prices. These discounts
are usually passed on to the consumer and afford a merchant the opportunity
to promote a product at a discount to the market.
What
types of payment do you accept? We
accept Money Orders, Cashiers' Checks, Credit Cards and Bank Wire Transfers.
Bank Wire information will be attached to your invoice.
What types of shipping methods do you use?
We
ship by major trucking lines, railroad and by ship for Export, Alaska
and Hawaii. We find that shipping bulk merchandise within the Continental
US through major truckling lines is the most time and cost effective.
How long after I place
my order will it ship?
We
usually ship within 48 hours or less when the merchandise is F.O.B.
our warehouse, however, somtimes due to the volume of orders we receive
we may be running behind, but we will get your order processed as soon
as possible. When placing an order for a truckload or lot directly from
the Department Store facility,
it takes approximately 5-7 business days for you to receive your load. We must set up an appointment with the facility to have the merchandise brought to the dock and have the trucking company there at the specified time to pick up the load. Your USS Enterprise Sales Representative will remain in close contact with you while the merchandise is in route. You will get a call from the trucking company approximately 24 hours before the merchandise arrives for you to meet the truck.
How much will my shipping
cost? Shipping
cost is based upon the weight, class and amount of pallets of the shipment
(for example: 3 pallets/900 lbs./General Merchandise Class). We only
charge you what the shipping carrier charges us, we do not charge a
handling fee. We receive up to a 60% discount from most freight companies,
which we transfer to you for additional savings.
Do you have a catalog?
No,we
do not have a regular catalog, however,we can fax or email you a copy
of our latest inventory listings. Our
inventory changes on a daily basis and we would never be able to keep
a proper catalog updated.
Our product list has a detailed explantation of the merchandise, shipping
location, pricing information and any other relevant information that
you may need to know about the merchandise. If you ever have any questions,
please feel free to contact us for clarification.
How does Exporting Merchandise
work? We
have several Export companies that we work with when exporting merchanidse
around the world. They are there to assist you with Port to Port shipping,
Point to Point shipping, customs and other important Export shipping
aspects. Also, please visit our Export page
for more information.
Call Us for a Freight Quote!
