I recon your spot on with that.
Some of the clothing was well discounted, big named stuff as well, such as Mountain Hardwear, Berghaus, and The North Face.
Their closing down for refurbishment ploy, certainly worked, as the weekend was heaving with lots of customers, and most of them appeared to be buying things.
I was tempted to indulge in buying a Mountain Hardwear jacket, but as i didn't need it, went for the gloves instead.
The gloves on the other hand, were great value, especially the Sealskinz and Extremities, which were priced at very tempting prices.
It will be interesting to see how long the closing down sale lasts, but as you say, it sounds like a cunning ploy to get the customers in to spend spend spend for Christmas