Free tool · for the rack that won’t move
What should that aging sample sell for?
Every sample on your floor is either earning appointments or tying up a rack spot. Age, condition, and style status turn into a tag price you can defend.
Suggested markdown
40% off
Suggested tag price
$989
Vs your cost
+$239
Still above what you paid
What waiting costs
Six months from now this sample lands in the 55%-off tier — a tag price of $739, which is $250 less than selling it at $989 today. And that’s before counting what the rack spot could have earned: a fresh sample in the same slot generates full-price orders every time it’s pulled for an appointment.
The pattern that works: mark it down once, decisively, with a clean tag price — not 10% at a time. A sample sale rack that actually moves clears space, brings in budget-conscious brides, and funds the next market trip.
The ladder: under 12 months 15% · 12–17 months 25% · 18–23 months 35% · 24–35 months 50% · 36+ months 65%, adjusted for condition and discontinued styles, capped at 75%. A rule of thumb, not a rule — you know your rack.
Know the age of every sample without guessing
CloudBridal tracks when each sample arrived, what it cost, and how it’s selling — so markdown day is a report, not an archaeology dig. Free for 30 days.