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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
2
Coburns promotes two great store-wide sales annually to move surplus stock. The July sale begins as fall merchandise arrives, with $30,000 in seasonable goods. The staff and outside help work overtime to advertise and merchandise this major stock clearance at the Roanoke Avenue and Second Streets location.
Coburns Roanoke Rapids benefits from four store buying power through a group purchase with Coburn shoe stores in Greenville Fayetteville and Kingston. Owner F M Coburn travels to Eastern markets yearly, leveraging nearby factories and regular manufacturer sales to secure good prices for customers.
Coburns store offers large stock of men and boys clothing hats and haberdashery at reduced prices during clearance. This year the news department promotes three outfits for the price of one with extra trousers free and suits cut from 19.85 to 17.85 as part of a big sale feature.
F. M. Coburn owner of Coburns Roanoke Rapids announces a major Mid-Summer Clearance Sale in the first issue of The Roanoke Rapids Bargain News. He notes a strong local business year and anticipates a bigger fall season as summer stock is cleared daily.
Coburns will close Wednesday and Thursday to prepare for a big Midsummer Clearance Sale starting Friday July 2 at 9:00. An advertising crew will distribute over 5 000 copies of The Roanoke Bargain News across a wide area ahead of the sale.
Coburns announces the largest stock of shoes for men women and children and clothing for men and boys in its history. The store vows to sell surplus stock at very low prices to clear out odds and ends before new merchandise arrives. The event begins next Friday morning with hundreds of bargains for the whole family.
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