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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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02/01/2008 - Largest ASD Vegas Show
More than 3,100 top exhibitors from around the world will gather in Las Vegas March 2 through 5 for the 2008 ASD/AMD Trade Shows

02/01/2008 - Kapa Boosts Profits
Everyone knows that a great customer experience is critical for business success.

02/01/2008 - Harvey Files Chapter 11
Harvey Electronics, Inc., based in Lindenhurst, NJ, filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

02/01/2008 - Great Toys at WholesaleCentral.com
During the recent holidays, online toy sales showcased the fact that this niche's boom a few years ago was no fluke.

02/01/2008 - Golden Compass Increases Web Sales
I have noticed a recurring problem among merchants who have contacted me to HELP them increase their website sales.

02/01/2008 - Catchy Kiosk Suppliers
Just being there is not enough for kiosk and cart operators.

02/01/2008 - Buyers & Sellers Win with Liquidation.com
You might think that a website like Liquidation.com would balk at the suggestion that it is, "the eBay for wholesale liquidations."

02/01/2008 - Bolster Global eCommerce
Global eCommerce has incredible possibilities when it comes to sales. Buyers are able to find the best prices, and sellers can connect with the greatest number of customers.

02/01/2008 - Affluent Love Bargains
It's hardly surprising that consumers would cite price as the most important factor in clinching an online purchase.

01/01/2008 - US Marketing: Great Deals for Big Profits
"Fast pennies are better than slow dollars" is the clever motto of Alan Altschul, President & Founder of US Marketing in upstate New York.

01/01/2008 - Time for Updated Fixtures?
As a storeowner, how do you know when it is time to invest in updated fixtures?

01/01/2008 - Retail Crime and eFencing
The House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security recently held a hearing, in preparation for new legislation aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime.

01/01/2008 - New Tactics for Sears
Sears Holding Corporation has instituted a number of new initiatives. Chief among them is an innovative service that crosses the company's Internet and brick and mortar shopping channels.

01/01/2008 - Generating Post Sale Buys
In the last column I provided ten sure-fire ways to reduce your shopping cart abandonment rate.

01/01/2008 - CloseoutCentral.com: The Ultimate Source
For over ten years, CloseoutCentral.com has been the leading online marketplace for buying and selling closeout merchandise, and it just keeps getting better.

01/01/2008 - Awesome Treating Buyers Like Family
Awesome Wholesale is a full line scale designer, importer, distributor, and wholesaler.

12/01/2007 - Vision For Growth
GENCO Marketplace was a burgeoning company for 14 years, offering surplus inventories and liquidating millions of dollars worth of merchandise daily.

12/01/2007 - Teaching Toys For Tots
PEEK-A-BOO STUFF LLC has developed Peek-A-Boo Bag, a soft pillow toy for infants that teaches as it entertains.

12/01/2007 - Stock Kiosks With Top Sellers
More so than traditional retailers, kiosk and cart vendors benefit from regularly refreshing their product mix with new merchandise that will cause busy mall shoppers to stop and look.

12/01/2007 - Running Out of Addresses
IP addresses are going fast and are in danger of being all used up in 2010, according to researchers at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute.

12/01/2007 - PCI Compliance Update
There are few things more important for ecommerce sites than being PCI DSS compliant.

12/01/2007 - ECommerce HELPs Small Biz
A growing percentage of revenue generated by small retailers is being derived from eCommerce transactions.

12/01/2007 - Abandonment Solutions
Working hard attracting visitors, motivating them to add items to their cart, while later having them abandon the ordering process without buying is despairing.

11/01/2007 - Stress Shopping Experience
Retailers and shopping center owners need to do more than put products on shelves and hope that consumers will buy them.

11/01/2007 - Small Biz Seeks Health Care
Rising healthcare costs are among small business owners' top concerns, according to two recent studies

11/01/2007 - Optimizing Product Pages For Sales
Usability research from Nielsen Norman Group (E-Commerce User Experience, pg. 26) suggests that there are two primary reasons why website visitors decide not to purchase from a website:

11/01/2007 - Light Up Your Pup
CPA SYSTEMS INC. introduces PupLight, a collar and LED light designed to make dogs visible to traffic at night.

11/01/2007 - Jewelry & Watch Bonanza
Inspired by celebrities, watches and jewelry are taking on more sparkle, suppliers report.

11/01/2007 - Immigration Rule Challenge
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has weighed in on the side of groups that are challenging a regulation regarding what an employer should do when notified that an employee's Social Security number doesn't match government records.

11/01/2007 - Email Results
Engaging online customers requires more than quick thank you notes for buying or signing up for newsletters.

11/01/2007 - Beaver Gumball Machine
Beaver Gumball Machines, the Cadillac of the industry and previously available only to wholesalers and distributors, now has a consumer version available for resellers.

10/01/2007 - Web Dreams Come True For Blue Bay
Remember those stories in the late 1990s about Internet startups and their employees, working nearly around the clock, catching brief snoozes on the office floor and dreaming of their big IPO on Wall Street?

10/01/2007 - Strategies to Skyrocket Web Sales
In the last issue of Web Wholesaler, I explained how to overcome a high bounce rate of visitors arriving on your website, only to immediately leave without taking one step deeper into your site.

10/01/2007 - SemiPrecious
This company carries both bulk and finished jewelry pieces, and maintains an inventory of approximately 1,500 different jewelry designs.

10/01/2007 - New Daily Closeout Alert Newsletter
A brand new service is available to online buyers to HELP find closeout and liquidation merchandise.

10/01/2007 - Linking Housewares To Foods
Today's specialty food market is vibrant and growing, and it's an opportunity for housewares retailers to grow their business

10/01/2007 - Gifts & Housewares Spark Sales
During the all important fourth quarter, a mix of practical and unusual products is expected to motivate holiday shoppers to dig deeper into their wallets.

10/01/2007 - Gift Giant Joins Santa's Pen
Although kiosks and carts are increasingly present all year long, they swell by double digit proportions during the fourth quarter holiday season, propelled by none other than Santa.

10/01/2007 - Crystal Fresh Tailors Programs
The familiar adage, "location, location, location," so often applied to real estate, applies in equal importance to the location of kiosks and carts.

10/01/2007 - CloseoutCentral.com Adds Google Search
CloseoutCentral.com, the web's leading online b2b closeout merchandise exchange, has added a new search feature on its website.

10/01/2007 - 10 Tips for Press Releases
Small businesses can now gain widespread dissemination of press releases via companies that distribute them over the internet.

09/01/2007 - Web Info Breeds Sales
Consumers are more likely to return to a website or shop in a retailer's store if they can obtain complete product information online.

09/01/2007 - Vertical Search Engines
Vertical search engines are not new. Websites that HELP users find people, shop, and get business information have existed for years. But the number of these search engines being introduced has greatly increased in recent years.

09/01/2007 - Travel Security Case
SECURE-IT INC. introduces Travel Safe, a security case designed to HELP business people and other travelers protect valuables and important documents when they're on the road.

09/01/2007 - Social Shopping Sites
People who love to shop, also love to talk about shopping.

09/01/2007 - Smarts & Sweat Equal Turnkey Success
Any reliable product supplier to a kiosk or cart program will want a prospective operator to have a business plan for success.

09/01/2007 - Shrink Is Big
Retailers' loss to theft is higher than many realize. Just ten percent of major retailers believed their level of shrink was high in comparison to their competitors, according to one recent study.

09/01/2007 - Shoe Stores Consolidate
The Finish Line Inc.'s agreement to buy Genesco Inc. for $1.5 billion brings 2,850 shoe stores under single ownership

09/01/2007 - Protecting SS Numbers
Be as careful with employees' confidential information as you are with your own.

09/01/2007 - Plus Sizes Growing
Demand for fashion by overweight people is expected to create a $107 billion market by 2012, according to a new report.