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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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04/01/2008 - Shine With Bright Products
Good times or bad, people respond to products and services that give them a personal and psychological boost.

04/01/2008 - Selling By Instinct At OBI
Tim Choklett, President of Opportunity Buys, Inc. (OBI), instinctively understands what people want. In grade school, he removed the centers of books to sell pieces of bubblegum he had purchased in bags.

04/01/2008 - Salco Launches Ezwholesaler.com
Expansion of product categories and rapid growth has prompted Salco Distributors to launch the ezwholesaler.com website.

04/01/2008 - Rhino Mart Charges Ahead
Like the principles in Rhinoceros Success, the book that inspired him, Drawlon Tsang, owner of Rhino Mart, is a focused, take charge person who has always accomplished his goals.

04/01/2008 - Redbox Expands In Walgreen's
Redbox, a DVD rental kiosk company based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has struck a deal to expand to approximately 2,000 Walgreen's drug STORES

04/01/2008 - Power Your Profits With Electronics
Sales of electronics and accessories continue to soar, as more of the population adapts to an increasing number of devices in this category.

04/01/2008 - Exist or Not Exist: Securing the Buyer's Attention
In last month's column, I wrote about building sales momentum through relevance and consistency.

04/01/2008 - Dollar STORES Thrive In Tough Times
Discussions of whether, technically, the nation is or is not in recession, and how long and how deep it might be, are irrelevant, suggests Jeff Green.

03/01/2008 - Wegmans Snuffs Tobacco
The Wegmans supermarket chain has stopped selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in all of its STORES.

03/01/2008 - Wal-Mart Food Fight
Wal-Mart STORES Inc. is making deeper inroads into the grocery arena with a particular aim at competing against newcomer, Tesco PLC.

03/01/2008 - Vertex Launches Tax Automation Tool
Vertex Inc., a leading provider of tax technology solutions, has unveiled their Vertex O Series Retail Solution, an application that presents retailers with consistent, accurate sales tax calculations.

03/01/2008 - Style & Service Drive Sales At Pacific Link
Years ago, Ron Bryan was managing a mall cart kiosk business in the Atlanta, GA area, when Pacific Link Sunglasses General Manager, David Rice, approached him about joining his company.

03/01/2008 - Sales Popping At Party Celebration
Party Celebration, a wholesale company that offers a variety of non classified fireworks, was launched in 2001.

03/01/2008 - Plush Animal Therapy Wraps
SOOTHEZE introduces a line of Sootheze heat/cold therapy wraps that come in the charming disguise of cozy plush animals called, Toasty Bear & Friends.

03/01/2008 - Niches Boost Apparel Sales
The retail apparel sector can benefit significantly by expansion into niche clothing markets. A wide range of suppliers specializing in niches have gained strength nationwide, and also in geographic areas with differing demographics.

03/01/2008 - Movies 4 Wholesale
This company routinely stocks more than six million DVDs, along with PC software, console games, video games and more.

03/01/2008 - Letters & Numbers
VILLAGE WROUGHT IRON INC. has expanded its line of wrought iron letters, designed for outdoor use, but can also be used for indoor decoration.

03/01/2008 - Halloween & Party Items Spell Fun
Halloween items and party supply products are certainly not always similar by nature.

03/01/2008 - Experience & Choice at Mid-America
With 350 years of aggregated experience among its top level management team, Mid-America Liquidators is perfectly positioned to give its retailer customers a wealth of advice in buying and selling profitably

03/01/2008 - DVD Biz On Roll
Any concern that DVDs and DVD players are a dying business is highly exaggerated, according to a report by DVDPlay, Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, based in Campbell, CA.

03/01/2008 - Customer Is King At Amglo
Amglo Inc., located on the web at www.amgloinc.net, is a direct importer and wholesaler of an all encompassing selection of seasonal merchandise.

03/01/2008 - Building Relevance And Sales Momentum
Relevance occurs when an input (a sight, sound, a display, words) connects with an individual's background to yield conclusions that matter to them, like answering a question

03/01/2008 - Baggler Carries Bags
THE BAGGLER COMPANY offers The Baggler, a trademarked, patent pending device with three hooks that can hold up to 18 pounds each. This allows the user to easily carry a multiple of shopping bags aggregating 50 pounds in one hand.

02/01/2008 - Toy Wonders: Titans of Toys
Toy Wonders, the family owned and operated company, began in Taiwan four generations ago as a toy exporting business.

02/01/2008 - Retail Tax Debate
The debate on Internet taxation is underway, and not surprisingly, brick and mortar retailers online, and other direct merchants have opposing views.

02/01/2008 - Novelty Night Lights
SPIN SHADES CORP. introduces Spin Shades. It is an exclusive, patented night light with a shade that spins from the heat of the light bulb.

02/01/2008 - NFL Air Fresheners
G-7 ENTERPRISES LLC introduces a line of licensed National Football League air fresheners, called Pro Fresheners.

02/01/2008 - New Ways to Sell
Grabbing a consumer's attention amid the unending proliferation of goods and services can be a daunting task for retailers.

02/01/2008 - Mobile Marketing Rises
Although just five percent of US mobile phone users have participated in mobile marketing programs, 25 percent show interest in participation.

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 - 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 - 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 - Web Buying Habits
Easy search tools were seen as the most useful and desired characteristic of retail websites in a recent survey from The E-tailing Group Inc.

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 - Shoppers Need Visuals
"People don't shop by reading text, they shop by visuals, like color and style," said Joe Chung, CEO and co founder of Allurent Inc., a web technology firm.

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 - My Bargain Bin Tests Sales
My Bargain Bin has opened a STORE inside the Amish farmer's market in Middletown, DE, in which it tests sales and pricing of every product it wholesales on its website.

01/01/2008 - House of Hoops Debuts
House of Hoops is a new retail concept that has opened in New York City. It is a joint venture between Nike Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. and is devoted to basketball.

01/01/2008 - Entrepreneur Earns Success
Scott Lumley is the epitome of an entrepreneurial spirit.

01/01/2008 - Closeout & Liquidation Forecast
After the holiday season, retailers will be sending back countless truckloads of valuable unsold and returned merchandise.

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

12/01/2007 - What Do Buyers Want?
In a world crowded with counterfeits, shoppers are drawn to the authentic, a characteristic that retailers must learn to earn.

12/01/2007 - Warming Buddies
BEARHANDS & BUDDIES extends its Buddy line with an assortment of fleece hats and scarves.

12/01/2007 - Walgreens & AARP Join Forces
A new alliance between Walgreen Co. and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) sees green in gray.

12/01/2007 - Sweet Smell Of Scent Success
Fragrances and scented products have a way of selling themselves, and there are scores of merchandise resellers cashing in on that very idea.

12/01/2007 - STORE Display Merchandising
Have you ever wondered what happens to STORE fixtures that are removed from STORES such as Macy's, CVS, Rite Aid or Burlington Coat Factory when they close or remodel?

12/01/2007 - Sell More With Floor Displays
More items in your STORE mean more sales. It's a simple concept.

12/01/2007 - Price Perfect Gems
Morfra Designs manufactures a full selection of designer sterling silver jewelry for women, with some designs for men, totaling over 6,000 styles and new designs added daily.