It makes me think that QVC is over-inventoried and that they need to turn that deadwood inventory into cash. I bet it is made up of returns and mis-sized or poorly made clothing as well as clothes that customers just didn't want at full price.
That certainly is a change in QVC's inventory management as they have been notorious in the past for keeping old inventory around for ever. Remember the Susan Graver "roadkill" coat? Or those 90s style Jessica Holbrooke padded shoulder jackets? QVC used to keep old inventory from vendor that had left QVC or keep inventory so old that the oldest reviews were at least 5 years old like some Maxx NY handbags.