Outfitters' Most Expensive Sale Item Costs Less Than Maria B's Average

8 September 2026 · English

We asked three brands the same question today: across everything you have in stock and on sale, what is the average?

Brand	Sale items	Avg now	Avg was	Cut
Outfitters	1,114	Rs. 1,717	Rs. 3,530	51.6%
Limelight	5,254	Rs. 2,738	Rs. 3,616	21.5%
Maria B	708	Rs. 12,618	Rs. 16,983	25.1%

The cleanest way to put it: the most expensive item in Outfitters' sale costs Rs. 7,490. The average item in Maria B's sale costs Rs. 12,618. Outfitters' ceiling sits below Maria B's midpoint.

Why the deepest cuts sit at the cheap end

This is not confined to three brands. Across the market the pattern holds: the cheaper the brand, the deeper the discount. Outfitters, averaging Rs. 1,717, cuts 51.6%. Maria B, averaging Rs. 12,618, cuts 25.1%.

The reason is margin structure. At the low end profit comes from volume, and halving a price to move twice the units works. At the high end the price is part of what the brand is selling; cut it in half and charging full price next season becomes harder.

For a shopper that means: the bargains are real but they live where prices were already low. A Rs. 5,990 shirt at 60% off is Rs. 2,390 — and Rs. 2,390 may simply be what that shirt is worth.

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Data: TrendCompare 22-brand hourly tracker. Figures count only products confirmed on the brand's own site within the last 7 days, and every discount is capped at 3x to keep inflated "was" prices out of the averages. Full methodology.

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