The Outpost

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Frankie Floyd, owner of The Outpost, is currently conducting a going out of business sale. With items marked down as much as 75 percent, now is the time to buy.

Offering saving of up to 75 percent off, the going out of business sale for The Outpost has exceeded expectations as customers have swarmed the business looking for good deals.

“They have been lined up down the street,” said owner Frankie Floyd of the sale which began last Thursday. “It’s been overwhelming.”

The sale, which continue until most if not all of the items are liquidated, began with a mass mailing, personally inviting customers to the store.

“We sent out 7,500 mailings to get the sale started off,” Floyd said, noting she has hired the services of Steve Coker who is a retail consultant who is helping her liquidate. “We are also holding games here, with the winners getting great prizes. It’s on a point system, and you can get points just coming through the door.”

Floyd said the reason for the closing is not economics, but instead is family circumstances beyond her control.

“Our most profitable year was last year, so we’re not closing for business reasons at all. We really want to thank our customers for all their years of loyalty,” Floyd said, noting there are several potential buyers who are looking at perhaps buying the store. “We hope someone will put in something like this here because, in addition to retail, we are one of the biggest checking stations in the county.”

Floyd said the business, which has been at the corner of Mullican Street and the bypass for 23 years next to Korner Market, has gone toward being mainly a hunting store since she took over in 1997. Prior to that time, much of the stock were surplus items.

As for the current sale, Floyd said there are still numerous items, all marked down, and she hopes those who have not taken advantage of the sale, will stop by to play the game and shop.

“We still have a large inventory,” Floyd said, noting she will not only sell the stock one item at a time, but will also entertain any offers to buy the business in its entirety.