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INDEPENDENT RETAILER magazine is now the official news outlet for Wholesale Central visitors. Each monthly issue is packed with new product ideas, supplier profiles, retailing news, and business strategies to help you succeed.

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02/01/2010 - ASD Show in Vegas Feb. 28
ASD Las Vegas, the nation's largest, most comprehensive merchandise show, runs from February 28 - March 3, 2010 at the Sands Expo Center and Las Vegas Convention Center.

01/01/2010 - Trademark Global's Shark Line Of Value Priced Appliances
TRADEMARK GLOBAL is the exclusive distributor of the Shark and Euro-Pro factory service line of appliances.

01/01/2010 - Touch Lamps Honor Military
LIFESTYLE LIGHTING includes ten different military and armed forces designs among its more than 200 styles of touch sensor table lamps.

01/01/2010 - Small Electronics Review
Trying to recapture some "Ho-ho-ho," from this past holiday season, as opposed to the "No, no, no," that characterized most of 2009.

01/01/2010 - SerTop Is On Top
Adam Topping, co-owner of Ser Top, knows three reasons why his customers appreciate ordering customized sweatbands, silicone wristbands and patches from his company.

01/01/2010 - MK Brings Good Life to Water
The Good Life Gear product line from MK Distributors Inc. includes stainless steel water bottles with clever twists that make using them much more fun and functional than similar products.

01/01/2010 - Candy Pipe Blows Smoke
EAGLE EYE PRODUCTS INC. introduces Lollipipe, a good tasting hard candy fashioned into the shape of a pipe that can be filled with tobacco.

01/01/2010 - Asia's Global Empire
"Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world."

12/01/2009 - Colorful Hair Twirlz
NEW LEAF TRADING introduces Hair Twirlz, a novel and fun way of accessorizing hair with twists of color.

12/01/2009 - Fragrances Forecast
Few consumer categories seem to be following the patterns of the national economy quite like that of fragrances.

12/01/2009 - Shared SSL Certificates vs. Private
A big part of increasing conversion on an ecommerce site involves building trust and credibility with your customers.

11/01/2009 - What Makes Web RETAIL Tick
Calling ecommerce, "The bright side of RETAIL," during her keynote address at the 2009 Shop.org Annual Summit, Sucharita Mulpuru of Forrester Research spelled out six things online RETAILers have done right.

11/01/2009 - Sweats & Thermals from K & C
K & C HOSIERY has added a line of hooded sweatshirts, cargo sweat pants, heavyweight thermal shirts and thermal suits for men and women.

11/01/2009 - Spectrum Packaging Has Customer Service in the Bag
In an extremely competitive market determined primarily by price, Spectrum Packaging has carved a niche for themselves with their superior customer service.

11/01/2009 - Souvenirs Update & Forecast
Souvenir companies have understandably been buffeted by the economic downturn in ways that many other businesses have not.

11/01/2009 - Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters
NOVELTY GIFT COMPANY distributes Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters, toys that are gaining publicity as this year's Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Dolls.

11/01/2009 - Scents from Expanding Beads
SCENTS & MORE has introduced Decojel beads, under its Sermo brand. Decojel consists of tiny beads of a non toxic polymer that expand to 400 times their original size, after soaking in water for about 10 hours.

11/01/2009 - Relaxing Soda
MARY JANE'S SODA INC. has introduced, "Mary Jane's Relaxing Soda."

11/01/2009 - Kiosks Spread Fun
Fun always attracts attention, especially if the source is something novel.

11/01/2009 - Join the Social Networking Party
The next 50 years of the Internet will be dominated by the phenomenon known as social networking.

11/01/2009 - Inspirational Coins
CAMDEN STREET INC. has introduced a series of pocket coins designed to inspire, motivate and help a person reach a decision.

11/01/2009 - Global Linen
Truly global, this company supplies the full range of household linens, imported from China, India, Pakistan and Turkey.

11/01/2009 - Fragrances and Scents for High Margins
For centuries, fragrances and scents have been used to establish a mood or change one. That is as true today as it ever was. Women and men look to perfume and scents for a crowning touch of luxury.

11/01/2009 - Beads Corner
This company supplies more than 1,000 different jewelry and accessory items made of tiny, colorful seed beads.

10/01/2009 - Unique Selection at Red Barn Ranch
There really is a red barn at Red Barn Ranch Wholesale. It was built in 1910 on what was then a walnut farm, and it is now the warehouse for their inventory of beautiful and diverse products.

10/01/2009 - Turn iPhone into POS Terminal
PHONETRANSACT.COM, an iPhone software developer, offers two RETAIL related software programs that combine to give RETAILers a handy, portable credit card and point of sale terminal.

10/01/2009 - Trendy Wallets and Handbags
GOLDEN RESOURCE TRADING offers 1,000 different fashion handbag styles, and another 200 different styles of wallets.

10/01/2009 - Tips for Discounting
In addition to eroding profits, discounting can wreck a RETAILer's brand value.

10/01/2009 - Things that Go Splat!
KAMHIWORLD introduces, "Splat Attack," a series of six different squishy, water filled creatures and designs that splat when thrown on a flat surface, and then quickly morph back into their original form.

10/01/2009 - Swine Flu Strategy
The timeworn adage: plan for the worst and hope for the best, applies to RETAILers as they head into flu season, which unfortunately coincides with their busiest season of the year.

10/01/2009 - Sears Adds Toy Shops
In time for the holiday shopping season, Sears has added new in-store toy shops.

10/01/2009 - Renegotiating Leases
In the face of continuing economic conditions, powerful national RETAILers and restaurant corporations are actively and aggressively renegotiating their leases with their landlords.

10/01/2009 - Recession Proof Pet Products
In a downturn economy, people may not feel comfortable spending money on themselves, but at My Shopping Tree, they are finding that possibly for that very reason, sales of personalized pet products are way up.

10/01/2009 - Plus Size Wholesale Fills Niche
Against a background of providing exclusive, fashionable apparel in plus sizes, Brad Capo founded Plus Size Wholesale nearly four years ago.

10/01/2009 - More Pleasure from Health Rockers
HEALTH ROCKERS introduces a line of "LovRub" all natural sexual stimulants for men and women.

10/01/2009 - Kiosks Rev Up for Christmas
What is true for every RETAILer is equally true, if not more so, for kiosk and cart vendors: the need to make the most of the holiday season.

10/01/2009 - Jewelry and Watches for Holiday Profits
It's not just RETAILers who need a bright holiday season. Consumers do, too! After holding back on spending and getting by on basics, they are ready to celebrate with gifts that add some sparkle to the season.

10/01/2009 - Glittering Drinks
FLASHING PANDA offers a line of a dozen different sizes and styles of clear barware that light up in color.

10/01/2009 - Firefly Lighter
AMBIENTI GIFT & HOME introduces Firefly, a stainless steel, refillable candle lighter.

10/01/2009 - Dress for Less - the New Normal
"Clothes make the man," goes the old saying, to which Mark Twain once waggishly added, "Naked people have little or no influence on society."

10/01/2009 - Banking on Nostalgia Again
WILD BILL'S POSTERS has added a line of buttons based on what the company's owner, Bill Ziegler, calls, "remakes of the 1960s," which have come back to popularity.

10/01/2009 - Abandoned Cart Email
In a study of 500 online RETAIL shopping websites, just 11 percent of Internet merchants sent email responses to shoppers who abandoned carts.

09/01/2009 - Vanguard Sunglasses Inc.
This company maintains an inventory of about 600 different styles of sunglasses for men, women and children, along with 300 styles of readers.

09/01/2009 - Toys & Novelties Extravaganza
Toys and novelties are in high demand this holiday season, as long as they represent good value for dollars spent on fun.

09/01/2009 - Tasty Energy Mints
The inventors of Revive Energy Mints were on a mission to revolutionize energy supplements.

09/01/2009 - RETAILers Sell Accessories
Certain high profile apparel chains are expanding their collections of accessories, trying to boost overall sales and take up some of the slack left by dipping clothing sales.

09/01/2009 - OfficeMax Partners with Payless
Two heavyweight RETAILers in very different fields have partnered in a cross merchandising, back to school promotion.

09/01/2009 - No To Health Mandates & VAT
The National RETAIL Federation has urged Congressional committees working on healthcare reform to reject any form of employer mandate.

09/01/2009 - Loyalty Programs on Rise
Participation in loyalty or rewards programs has increased 19 percent since 2007, according to a recent study by Colloquy, a Cincinnati based research firm. marketing

09/01/2009 - Hurry Up Dice Game
RANDOMLINE INC. has introduced Hurry Up, a fast paced dice game that also includes mental and mathematical challenges.