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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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10/01/2010 - ASD Brings Buyers and Sellers Together
The leading wholeSALEr and supplier brands gathered at ASD Las Vegas from August 8-11.

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 - Giftbliss Succeeds With Snow To Go
Giftbliss SALES started up in 1993 as a manufacturers' rep group.

09/01/2010 - Rules of Mobile Marketing
In today's four-screen marketing world, designing an ideal mobile site is becoming more important than ever for the e-RETAILer.

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 - Christmas & Holiday Preview
Might the nation's cash registers be set jing-jing-jingling again this upcoming holiday season?

08/01/2010 - The Rise of Jewelry Accessories
The jewelry accessory category is one for which the demand has been growing.

08/01/2010 - Latest wholeSALE data show big year-over-year boost
SALES of goods at the wholeSALE level held steady over the last month but rose substantially over the year, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau.

07/01/2010 - Vent Clipps from Car-Freshner
From Car-Freshner Corporation, the company behind the classic, instantly recognizable, "Little Trees," comes something new: Vent Clipps.

07/01/2010 - No Business Like Snow Business
After one of its products became a breakout best-seller, Gift Bliss had to grapple with the challenges of success. While most wholeSALErs carry a range of products, none would complain if just one of those items became a hot seller.

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 - Flea market community and news site launches at FleaMarketZone.com
Business Website offers daily news, how-to articles, hot product and supplier features, reader forums, and a directory of thousands of U.S. flea markets and swap meets.

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.

06/01/2010 - Home Furnishings & Housewares On Roll
The home furnishings and housewares segment of consumer goods has come through the economic downturn with mostly flying colors, according to both U.S. government statistics and purveyors of goods in the category

06/01/2010 - Tattoo Program Triples Your Profits
TAT International founder and owner, Kirk Knapp, has not had it easy in business. "Nine years ago I was broke," he says.

06/01/2010 - Facebook's Location Feature
Marketers are excited by the recent announcement by social networking giant Facebook of an upcoming location-based feature.

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 - A Warming Trend in Apparel
The finest clothing made is a skin, but of course society demands something more than this.

05/01/2010 - Sweet Success With Candy Concepts
CandyConceptsInc.com is not just about candy. In fact, candy now accounts for a mere ten to 15 percent of the company's SALES.

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 - Women's and Men's Fashion Accessories
Fashion is showing signs of coming into fashion again, with indications in some quarters that the much debated economic recovery is having a positive effect on apparel and accessories.

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.

03/01/2010 - Gift Dropship.com Offers Preloaded Sites
After a RETAILer, eBay store, flea marketer or anyone else who sells product sets up an account at Gift Dropship.com, they can simply visit that website, order the product and have it shipped in their store's name to their customer

03/01/2010 - J & L WholeSALE Tobacco Accessories & More
Stores that serve the smoker will not only find a rich array of tobacco and smoking accessories at Allentown, PA based J & L WholeSALE Distributors, but also a potpourri of other products to boost SALES and profits.

02/01/2010 - RETAIL 2010: Strategy for Success
I believe that 2010 will be a landmark year for RETAIL. The first quarter is definitely going to be tough, and I think it is probable that some RETAILers will run out of gas and close their doors.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 - 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 - 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 - Green Equals Green Dollars
One would have to be in a coma to miss this decade's RETAIL buzzword: Green.

09/01/2009 - Dollar Stores Thrive
At a time when many RETAILers are watching SALES drop and closing stores or cutting back on expansion plans, the nation's largest dollar store chains are reporting SALES gains.

09/01/2009 - D.C. Jaymes & Company
This is a supplier of virtually all the pricing and tagging supplies and equipment needed in a RETAIL store.

08/01/2009 - Turning New Profits With New Leaf Trading
New Leaf Trading has turned over a new leaf, restructuring both their market and their products; thus the origin of their new company name.

08/01/2009 - Tornado Air Freshener
MIRACLE MANUFACTURING has added Tornado, a new air freshener, to its lines of bulk incense.

08/01/2009 - Phone Cards Are Winners
About two years ago, Pre-Paid Promotions Inc. began providing RETAILers with emergency phone cards with a sweepstakes attached.