Jay Sumlin Has a Brand New Bag INC

    OAKDALE, LA, March 08, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A Brand New Bag is a wholesale and retail outlet. "We will not only assist families by providing authentic designer merchandise at affordable prices, but we can also assist other retailers offering below wholesale pricing on merchandise," says Owen Roper. A Brand New Bag will offer customers their patent-owned reverse layaway plan. This is where customers will be able to pay a small down payment of 30% or less and leave the store with their merchandise, after committing to pay the retail value in monthly installments until paid in full, unlike the traditional layaway where merchandise is stored in the department store storage room.

This operation is the brain child of Jay Sumlin and Owen Roper. Jay Sumlin and Owen Roper have worked as a banker and a business developer; respectively, for over 25 years. Jay is currently a senior sales manager for North American Bancard and Owen a business developer; which is the catalysts that enable them to jumpstart this unheard of opportunity to those seeking to start their own business. Through their relationships and hard work they are able to offer this opportunity to anyone at no cost. Jay Sumlin and Owen Roper's understanding of generational wealth meant the two of them established their first clothing boutique for Jay and his wife Yolanda Sumlin's three children Cretia, Catelin, and Christopher in Oakdale, LA. The Sumlin's wanted everyone to have the same chance to live the American dream without having to fight through all the red tape to achieve it. The Sumlin's feel "that the division that has been passed on from the teachings of Willie Lynch for the past 300 years must end." Currently, African Americans are the largest consumers in the nation spending more than all ethnic groups combined. Yet, African Americans are dead last when it comes to business ownership. The Sumlin's sentiments are echoed by the likes of Dr. Claud Anderson and Dr. Boyce Watkins. Owen Roper has worked with businesses for over twenty years. He is the founder of Next Level Consulting, a business development company that assists individuals and companies from startup through every facet of business development and enrichment. It was through their experience and eagerness that A Brand New Bag was born.

A Brand New Bag is not just about selling clothes but providing a service in and out of your local communities. The belief system that is encoded within the company is "We are here to give a hand-up not a hand-out," says Jay Sumlin, CEO of A Brand New Bag. A Brand New Bag has a network of companies within its infrastructure i.e., Next Level Consulting (which helps not for profit and for profit companies), New Genesis Films (geared toward family orientated entertainment) and Krazy Swag Entertainment (delivering positive message through song) just to name a few entities that share the same sentiment as A Brand New Bag. Encouraging our communities to support each other's businesses is what we are striving to achieve. Forthcoming is A Brand New Bag XML website http://www.abrandnewbagstore.com the current websites can be viewed at http://www.abrandnewbag.info and http://www.abrandnewbag.biz.

The new site will have many features like a live virtual assistant from the brick and mortar stores to assist their customers; also membership for their VIP customers to have access to their sample and clearance sales offered at $40.00 annually. There will be a membership for their wholesale clients with two programs the first is the basic membership which cost $50.00 per month and the VIP wholesale membership will cost $100.00 to have access to all sales which will average 60% below wholesale on all authentic designer goods. Jay Sumlin and Owen Roper wants to encourage anyone that wants to be empowered to join forces with them making a change one store at a time.

For more information about the company, the products, owning a store, or schedule and interview with Jay Sumlin or Mr. Owen Roper please call Chandra Harris at (404)917-3187 or [email protected].

Website: http://www.abrandnewbag.info

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