Markup Measuring

The Friday File: While there are many business models used by retail clothing stores, such as fast fashion (H&M), haute couture, pret-a-porte, single-label (Polo), height & weight specific, discount (Marshall’s), and others, all involve a mark-up. I suggest that the best way to estimate mark-up is by looking at the density of clothes on the rack, the amount of recessed lights and the number of sales staff per square foot.