One can see that everywhere -- even if a store
isn't going out of business.
In this part of the country, Kroger operates under the Smith's, Smith's Marketplace, and Fred Meyer names.
In the Smith's Marketplace and Fred Meyer stores (one-stop-shopping), they always have tables of clearance merchandise.
And, long ago, in a distant galaxy, there used to be a big sports retailer in the Salt Lake City area, called Gart Bros.
Both companies use(d) the same clearance tactic: They mark the items
up, before marking them down. So the clearance prices are often
more expensive than the store's regular retail price had been.
But people think the red tag means a good deal, and go nuts for the garbage...
The Ashley Furniture chain is always 'fun'. They've been "going out of business" for the better part of 30 years.