Wholesale News & Articles

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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07/01/2009 - Footwear Fashion Forecast
Thanks in no small part to Sex and the City, upscale shoe brands like Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo became even more sought after, as a legion of Carrie Bradshaw wannabes set out to shod themselves just like their dashing demigoddess.

07/01/2009 - Exploring Free Shipping Options
Since shoppers are interested in buying from retailers who offer free shipping, that service will only increase a merchant's ONLINE sales.

07/01/2009 - Common Pay Per Click Mistakes
Pay per click advertising can increase traffic to your website, and also expand your knowledge of your market.

07/01/2009 - Barber and Company For the Love of T-shirts
In a T-shirt filled America, Barber & Company is not merely just another provider.

07/01/2009 - Anjay Traders
This company maintains an inventory of about 400 different styles and sizes of knives and swords.

06/01/2009 - Winning Sports Souvenirs
Thanks to Prizes!, sports fans throughout the U.S. have a means of showing their undying devotion to their favorite teams.

06/01/2009 - Wholesalers Expand ONLINE Offerings
Internet wholesale suppliers large and small are enhancing their ONLINE marketing and sales strategies to help their retailer customers get more bang for the buck.

06/01/2009 - Website Discounts Lux Home Goods
One Kings Lane makes its web debut as an invitation required, membership ONLINE shopping destination that offers deep discounts on designer home goods.

06/01/2009 - Study Confirms Shift to ONLINE
Time and money savings are among the reasons consumers give for shifting more of their spending to the Internet.

06/01/2009 - Social Network Boosts Local Retail
The social networking site MySpace.com has joined forces with ONLINE guidebook Citysearch.com to launch MySpace Local.

06/01/2009 - SBA Offers New ONLINE Resources for Small Businesses
Entrepreneurs can take advantage of new, free ONLINE training and other resources offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist them during this period of economic recovery.

06/01/2009 - Picking Kiosk Product Winners
While good salesmanship and dedication are essential ingredients to success with kiosks and carts, selecting the right product is critical to attracting attention and making sales.

06/01/2009 - Multichannel Marketing
What is Multichannel Marketing? For someone new to ecommerce, and even those that have been around for awhile, it is something that you must understand and use in today's ever-growing, ever-changing ONLINE marketplace.

06/01/2009 - Is Live Chat Right for You?
For those internet retailers who may feel they have their hands full dealing with their customers...

06/01/2009 - Finding the Wholesale Products You Need
In the early days of WholesaleCentral.com, buyers were constantly asking us where they could find specific products.

06/01/2009 - Accept European Payment Preferences
Many European consumers prefer to pay ONLINE with such methods as checks, eWallets, debit cards and electronic bank transfers, according to a study by CyberSource Corp.

06/01/2009 - 4 Ways to Increase ROI of Your PPC Campaigns
Many see running a profitable paid search campaign as an art.

05/01/2009 - Web Merchants Win in Court
Several federal court cases within the past year have ruled in favor of ONLINE retailers who had been charged with violating privacy laws that restrict the use of credit card information.

05/01/2009 - Vintage Bottle Openers
BROWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY supplies more than 200 different vintage wall mounted bottle openers and a line of about three dozen bottle cap catchers.

05/01/2009 - Trendy Fashion Fun at Doki Geki
For stores that cater to the junior market and rely on suppliers of hot, trendy, and cost effective items, DokiGeki.com is the place to buy.

05/01/2009 - Safe Kiosks and Profits From Security
Securing a kiosk or cart against theft, especially during off hours, is an important consideration that can be addressed with an affordable closed circuit television system.

05/01/2009 - Postage From Your PC
Take three mechanical engineers from Stanford providing consulting services to the USPS Facilities department, expand their contributions to other areas, including mail operations...

05/01/2009 - More Web Taxes Looming
More states are joining New York in efforts to tax web sales by affiliates.

05/01/2009 - Jewelry and Watches Shine ONLINE
Diamonds, as 007 would have it, may be forever. But diamond sales are a different matter.

05/01/2009 - Increasing Average Orders
Generating more revenue for your ONLINE store is undoubtedly one of the most important long term goals of any business owner.

05/01/2009 - Fighting Payment Fraud
ONLINE retailers of all sizes fight web payment fraud by manual review.

05/01/2009 - Controlling and Reducing Fulfillment Costs
We all know we're in a tough business climate.

05/01/2009 - Big Success At GTS Expo
The GTS Greensboro Jewelry & Accessories Expo was held March 21-23, and achieved great success.

04/01/2009 - Website Pays Shoppers
A new social product networking website allows shoppers to earn cash by recommending top products.

04/01/2009 - Three Big eCommerce Tips
With the economic crisis forcing small business owners to slash costs, while trying to build up sales and revenue, ecommerce is increasingly seen as an attractive market environment.

04/01/2009 - Target Opens New Stores
While many retailers are cutting back on expansion plans and even closing many existing stores, Target has announced plans to open 27 new units, including its first in Hawaii.

04/01/2009 - Store Pickup Gains
Web shoppers and retailers alike are increasingly favoring in-store pickups, according to a recent study by Forrester Research Inc.

04/01/2009 - Small Electronics
While the economic slowdown has had obvious, far ranging effects on many wholesale and retail sectors, it's actually been a boon for many wholesalers specializing in small electronics.

04/01/2009 - Sites Wield Influence
User reviews and recommendations on ONLINE retail sites are more useful for typical web shoppers who plan to reduce the amount of money they spend on a variety of products, according to a recent study.

04/01/2009 - Roth's Choice
This company specializes in closeouts of name brand personal hair care products, including blow driers and curling irons.

04/01/2009 - Payments From Bank Accounts
A new payment system called Mazooma enables ONLINE shoppers to pay directly from their bank accounts.

04/01/2009 - New Show at Meadowlands
American Variety Merchandise Expo, a new, all wholesale general and variety merchandise trade show, debuts May 31 through June 2 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ.

04/01/2009 - Innovative Products at Silver Streak
Mike Mallon, CEO of Silver Streak Ind., knows how to help his customers move product.

04/01/2009 - How to be a Wholesale Central Power User
As a retailer, you are always on the lookout for new products and new suppliers.

04/01/2009 - Green is Recession Proof
Despite concerns over the economy, 82 percent of consumers indicate they are buying products conceived to be environmentally friendly.

04/01/2009 - Furniture.com Mines Wholesale
Furniture.com Inc., a one time retailer that relaunched several years ago as a provider of ecommerce and fulfillment services to other furniture retailers, has re-emerged again as Blueport Commerce Inc.

04/01/2009 - Fun For Kids From Peabodys
The card kits sold by Peabody's Toys That Teach Inc., are a product waiting to explode.

04/01/2009 - Dakota Steel Art For Wind Spinners
Wind spinners have come a long way from their origin. In the Thirties, they were called wind twirlers, and were similar to a vertical windmill, in that a single twisted piece of metal was angled into the wind.

04/01/2009 - Cornucopia of Skulls
JACPA INTERNATIONAL has nearly 100 different items in the form of skulls. The majority are made of polyresin, while a few are ceramic.

04/01/2009 - 3 Most Important Web Pages
To be successful in ecommerce, you need to be proactive, not passive.

03/01/2009 - Web Sales Rising
Despite the recession, ONLINE retail sales will likely keep climbing in 2009.

03/01/2009 - Web Club Touts Deals
DealBundle.com, a worldwide ONLINE social shopping club, has been established by YippeeO LLC.

03/01/2009 - Warm Mouse Is Hot
The Warm Mouse is a product born to an instant market. It is the type of product every retailer wants to carry, because it is unlikely to stay on the shelf.

03/01/2009 - U.S. Ecommerce Comeback Seen by 2010
Ecommerce in the United States is expected to climb back to last year's levels by 2010 after experiencing slowing growth in 2009 due to the recession, a research group said recently.

03/01/2009 - Study Sees Web Gains in Downturn
A significant group of consumers, identified as, "recession shoppers," indicated in a recent study that they will do more shopping ONLINE this year if their financial situation worsens.