Several of the cheap and fabulous wholesale stores on Clark, between Sunnyside and Lawrence, got the attention of TimeOutChicago in an article about "
fashion on a budget." Its one caveat:
"Because the shops are geared toward retailers, there’s a chance you could get turned away without a business tax-ID number. At these prices, we think it’s worth the risk."
FYI...the stores are open to the public on weekends. I was there last summer to get all my bridesmaids jewelry. Very cute things there and prices are ridiculously low!
ReplyDeleteThe stores that are open to the public have signs that say so on the front. The stores that are to-the-trade-only also make it clear.
ReplyDeleteI speak from experience as a long-time customer of the "retail" stores along Clark St. I've gotten some fabulous bargains over the years - ladies' shoes, accessories, costume jewelry, etc., at well below what the very same objects sell for in local department stores.
Perhaps this will explain why:
ReplyDeletePolice Arrest 4 And Seize Counterfeit Trademark Goods
February 4, 2010 8:46 PM
Counterfeit designer-label items were seized and four people arrested when authorities served a search warrant on the North Side, Chicago police said today.
The search Wednesday afternoon at the business in the 4500 block of North Clark Street turned up "a large quantity" of reproduction consumer goods such as Coach handbags and Chanel sunglasses, police said.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/
police-arrest-4-and-seize-counterfeit-trademark-goods.html
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