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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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03/01/2011 - New Golf Game Pays Off
About six years ago, Nowicki was a sales rep with a love of golf. Now he's an entrepreneur, and owner of Horseshoe Golf Inc.

03/01/2011 - Fearless Halloween Forecast
For RETAILers looking to cash in on America's love of Halloween, there are no tricks, even in a down economy.

03/01/2011 - ONLINE RETAIL Sales Rise 11 Percent
Ecommerce research firm comScore Inc. has released its fourth quarter 2010 U.S. RETAIL ecommerce sales estimates.

03/01/2011 - More RETAILers Move To Ecommerce
Electronic commerce is gaining in importance, according to a new study by RETAIL Systems Research.

02/01/2011 - Is Chat Dead or Live?
A big advantage that brick and mortar stores have over ecommerce sites boils down to a simple phrase, "May I help you?" When a customer looks confused in a brick and mortar store, a clerk can stop to offer personal assistance.

02/01/2011 - Toy and Game Forecast
From radio band helicopters to rubber band bracelets, it is not easy to figure out the next hot toy.

02/01/2011 - Summit Road Launches New Site
A premiere wholesale distribution company is moving even more of its business ONLINE. Summit Road Distributing, selling a large assortment of products, dipped its toes in the ecommerce waters years ago with a site on WholesaleCentral.com.

02/01/2011 - ASD Vegas Opens Feb. 27
The ASD Show returns to Las Vegas February 27 - March 2, attracting 40,000 to 50,000 attendees, with buyers from all over the U.S. and overseas.

01/01/2011 - Moving To Mobile Ecommerce
Converging trend lines show that the importance of mobile computing and smartphone shopping is beginning to be seen on the RETAIL front.

01/01/2011 - Kalan's Keys to Success
With a successful history of 40 years selling key rings, novelties and more, you might think a wholesaler like Kalan Inc. would be content with a sure winning strategy.

01/01/2011 - Exit Sales Tackles Fishing Gear ONLINE
Over the course of a long and busy professional life, Bobby Fowler has come full circle.

12/01/2010 - World Trading 23 Upgrades For Growth
World Trading 23, an ONLINE specialty toy wholesaler, has embarked on an ambitious program of upgrades and enhancements.

12/01/2010 - ONLINE Fraud: Threat, Prevention, and Recovery
Anyone who buys or sells on the Internet may be vulnerable to ONLINE fraud.

12/01/2010 - Fragrance Sales Not Wafting Away
From perfume to incense to air fresheners, scented products continue to draw customers to RETAIL checkouts, even in a stinky economy.

12/01/2010 - Sunny Outlook For Solarrific
Grace King is a wholesaler with a mission. "I started my company in 2007, when the price of oil was getting high.

12/01/2010 - Social Media Coupon Craze
The latest rage in ONLINE coupons is blending RETAIL offers with social media.

12/01/2010 - Top Holiday Trends Have eCommerce Implications
The National RETAIL Federation recently released a list of top holiday trends, based on its holiday RETAIL forecast.

11/01/2010 - Holiday Web Sales Uptick?
Coming off a summer that saw significant ONLINE sales growth, several forecasters are dreaming about the upcoming holiday season.

11/01/2010 - Web RETAILers Go Global
A new report from Forrester Research says the frontier of ONLINE RETAILing is going global.

10/01/2010 - Quality Italian Air Fresheners
Car wash magnate Ira Feinberg has been an entrepreneur, inventor, and industry expert for close to 50 years.

10/01/2010 - Jewelry & Watches Rebound
Time may indeed heal all wounds, as the old saying goes, if the recent performance of the jewelry and watches segment of the economy is any indicator.

10/01/2010 - Payvment Launches Shopping Cart for Facebook
Payvment, the leading shopping platform on Facebook, today announced the release of a new application programming interface (API).

10/01/2010 - E-RETAIL Sales Grow Twice As Fast As Brick And Mortar Sales
Total U.S. sales of goods ONLINE continues a trend of growing twice as fast as total sales of RETAIL goods.

09/01/2010 - Gifts, Candles and Incense Trends
When it comes to the aromatic arts, giftware sellers are generally well stocked, and contrary to national economic news, well satisfied.

09/01/2010 - Big Lots For Small RETAILers
Justin Starnes, general manager of Eagle Eye Wholesalers, is still young but possesses more experience than many RETAIL veterans.

08/01/2010 - New Site Sparks Eros Hosiery Success
A family wholesale business with a long tradition of success is embracing new technology with a completely redesigned website and back-end system.

08/01/2010 - In Mixed RETAIL Forecast
In mixed RETAIL forecast, look for cost-cutting, new products through 2012

07/01/2010 - The Party Animal Unveils Lil' Teammates
The Party Animal Inc. is the talk of the sports toy industry this year,

07/01/2010 - Profits From Abandoned Carts
Every ecommerce shopping cart that does not get pushed to checkout is a lost sale.

07/01/2010 - Ecommerce Leads the Pack
ONLINE RETAIL sales jumped 14 percent in the first quarter of 2010, according to an AdWeek report citing U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

06/01/2010 - Dropshipping 101
Simply put, dropshipping is selling something you don't own. While it may sound illegal, it's not.

06/01/2010 - Unlocking Ecommerce Software to Grow Your Business
It's one of the age-old dilemmas faced by business owners: You've got a terrific product or service to sell, but not a good means of selling it.

05/01/2010 - Successful Email Marketing
Many people hearing the term, "email marketing," think of spam cluttering up their inboxes from unwanted (and, unknown) companies, or occasional notes about upcoming sales or coupons that may or may not be relevant to their lives and lifestyles.

05/01/2010 - Shopforbags.com Empowers Entrepreneurs
Buying from Shopforbags.com is an excellent way for store owners to stay ahead of their competition, because the company carries sought-after, trendy items not found anywhere else.

05/01/2010 - The Rise of Mobile Apps
To date, the world of mobile RETAIL has been confined largely to promotion and marketing. But that looks to be changing greatly in the coming years, with a move into outright sales and revenue production via mobile applications.

04/01/2010 - MAD By Design's Vietnamese Handbags
Doug Stein operated restaurants and night clubs in Asia for many years, and anyone who has ever been involved in that business know that it is exhausting.

04/01/2010 - Organizing Across Channels
For companies with more than one presence, it can be a challenge to figure out how best to organize for the purposes of serving the customer and doing business, both effectively and profitably.

03/01/2010 - Geolocation Enhances E-RETAIL
While the benefits to consumers of shopping ONLINE are obvious, there is also a benefit to be gained by linking those customers to the real world.

02/01/2010 - ONLINE Shopping Boom Expected
The Internet looks to be poised to become an even bigger force than ever in the world of RETAIL in 2010.

02/01/2010 - Knockout Adds Personality & Profits
Just a few short years ago, Pamela Slaughter of Knockout Decals had to educate potential buyers as to what exactly a hitch cover was.

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.

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.

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.