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Second Look Products
3858 Wilmington Pike, Kettering | (937) 530-0007 | secondlookproducts.com | Facebook
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A new store opening in Kettering will offer overstock items at discounts, but owner Sean Gray’s main goal is to support and promote local businesses.
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Second Look Products, which opens at 3858 Wilmington Pike on Thursday, is currently stocked full of primary Nike, Under Armour and Adidas gear, cooking equipment, plenty of children's toys and more. Depending on the category the item falls under, the store offers up to 70 percent off the Amazon retail price, and all items have some form of discount.
Gray, a third-party Amazon seller, knew he wanted to open a brick-and-mortar store, and sought advice from his fellow Amazon sellers, one of which had come up with this model and suggested it.
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"It's an issue that all Amazon sellers have," he said. "We all have overflow products that for one reason or another, don't make their way through Amazon."
He said they fall into three main issues: your normal, run-of-the-mill new product that never sells for whatever reason; a customer returned a sellable product; or new products that have damaged packaging.
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"Ryan Grant, a fellow in my Amazon Mastermind group, said he had already thought of this type of setup," he said. "I think this type of store is a better outlet for me to sell these types of goods."
Gray emphasizes that store stock will change frequently, depending on what is available from his sellers, and that his current supply is just “a drop in the bucket” compared to what he has planned for the store.
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“I want to be able to give people a good product that’s not full retail price,” he said. “We’re currently just scratching the surface, but I really think this will be a benefit both for the approximately 2 million Amazon sellers and for the local community.”
He is having an interface built on the store’s website where customers will be able to set up a free account and make a list of items they’re looking for; if and when that item comes through the store, they’ll be notified and can come pick it up.
Gray, who grew up in Kettering and moved back after attending Ohio State University, wants to work with local and statewide craft and artisan vendors to sell their products, and encourages interested vendors to contact the store.
“I would like to help local people put out a good product,” he said.
A grand opening is planned for Thursday at 11 a.m.; patrons will be entered to win a $250 gift card with any purchase.
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