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.

See new articles daily online at IndependentRetailer.com.

---

Search Results

Your Search for "tools" yielded 191 matches

---

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 - Fun Friends
In 1998, Julian Parry, CEO and co-founder of Fun Friends, a company that manufactures novelty cell phone covers, was a man with a vision, but he did not know it.

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 - Social Shopping Sites
People who love to shop, also love to talk about shopping.

09/01/2007 - Private Label Booms
The nation's top retailers are differentiating by using private brands that customers can't find elsewhere.

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.

09/01/2007 - Orbitz Biz Site
Orbitz Worldwide, the online travel service, has expanded its Orbitz for Business managed booking TOOL for small business with a new self managed travel site.

09/01/2007 - Email Less Effective
While email marketing remains a valuable TOOL for informing customers, it is no longer unique. As an accepted marketing medium, it does not automatically delight consumers.

09/01/2007 - Buyers Network Streamlined Wholesale Buying
Wholesalecentral.com has a unique and revolutionary service for resellers called Buyers Network.

09/01/2007 - Benefits of Vertical Search Engines
The Internet is a vast repository of information which can seduce busy wholesale buyers to spend hours searching for products and services for their businesses.

08/01/2007 - SilverSource.com Grows Online
Some companies get things right the first time, whether they are marketing online or offline.

08/01/2007 - DP Adds New Site
In its continuing efforts to provide easy one stop shopping, DP & Company, based in Bushnell, FL, has significantly expanded its product offerings and added a new website, targeted especially to smaller retailers.

08/01/2007 - Biz Growth TOOL
Microsoft Corp. has joined with MasterCard, FedEx, and Bank of America to provide a comprehensive TOOL to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

08/01/2007 - A & W Live Auctions On Roll
In the two years since A&W Surplus has been conducting online auctions, the response and sales volume "has grown tremendously," says Wayne Peckham, Owner of the Fresno, CA, wholesaler.

07/01/2007 - Web Profits: Strategies to Skyrocket Sales
Increasing website sales is a process involving three, primary components.

07/01/2007 - Merchants Set Up Shop at Facebook
Facebook Inc., the online social network with 24 million active users, now allows merchandisers to develop applications that its users can add to their personal pages. Various name brands have already jumped into the fray.

06/01/2007 - Sending Email Images
More and more web wholesalers and retailers are using photos in their email campaigns to show off their hottest product lines.

06/01/2007 - New Web Tactics Engage Buyers
Video streamlining and social networking are among the tactics online retailers are utilizing to engage shoppers, increase shopping trips and build loyalty.

06/01/2007 - Housewares & Gifts Summer Forecast
June can be an extraordinary month for retailers in terms of finding a fantastic mix of hot products and cool prices.

06/01/2007 - EZDROPSHIP.COM: American Dream Comes True
Most of us like to see others struggle a little bit before they hit it big. So you will probably like the story of Dan Mier, president of the double tiered success story that is Premiere Products International and EZDROPSHIP.COM.

06/01/2007 - Emergency Kits For All
Fifteen years ago, John Tepel, sitting in his living room in the heart of Southern California's earthquake country, established Mayday Industries, a company providing what he describes as, "Little earthquake emergency preparedness kits for schools."

05/01/2007 - Smart Email Means Sales for Salco
Wholesaler, Salco Distributors, has been using consistent, content rich email campaigns to drum up sales and maintain relationships at www.ezdropshipper.com.

05/01/2007 - Skate Buds
2 MONKEY TRADING LLC introduces Skate Buds, strap on heel skates that easily strap to most sport shoes, providing an affordable alternative to sneaker skates.

05/01/2007 - ROI Marketing TOOLS
Godfrey, a nationally ranked business to business marketing communications agency, has launched a new series of thought leadership pieces to help marketers improve their company's marketing ROI (Return on Investment).

05/01/2007 - Find Products with Wholesale Power Search
When it comes to searching for products on the web, no one wants to waste time.

05/01/2007 - Closeouts Galore
Suppliers of closeout merchandise are breaking down truckloads and pallets to make buying easier and more affordable for small and midsize independent retailers.

04/01/2007 - Web Re-Design For Success
Most experts advise web marketers to do a fairly complete overhaul of their site designs once every two or three years. Some say that you should redesign every single year, in order to stay ahead or at least level with the competition.

04/01/2007 - Small Wholesalers' Marketing Tips
The inventory is all set and the website is complete, so all that is left is to flip the switch and go live.

04/01/2007 - Retractable Steel Leash
BRANDY'S CANADIAN IMPORTS introduces Back2Me, a retractable steel leash that can hold any and all of the small items that clutter pockets and purses, and get lost in the clutter.

04/01/2007 - Retailers Push Global Trade
Retailers are urging Congress to extend presidential Trade Promotion Authority. World Trade Organization negotiators are now getting back to work on the Doha Round trade talks, but without Congressional approval, TPA will expire this summer.

04/01/2007 - Keeping Shopping Carts Safe
A wholesaler's online shopping cart is the backbone of the business, so taking care of it is essential.

03/01/2007 - Strategic Web Planning
Many online retailers, big and small, operate without a strategic plan. This is a mistake, according to industry experts.

03/01/2007 - Social Retailing
A new in-store shopping experience, called, "Social Retailing," is designed to target young consumers.

03/01/2007 - Long Tail SEO
Most retailers with an online presence are keenly aware of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), a series of TOOLS and techniques designed to drive up your rankings on popular search engines like Google and Yahoo.

03/01/2007 - Jumping On The Kiosk Boom
Over the past five years, retail revenues and rents from kiosks and carts have doubled to reach $10 billion, according to Specialty Retail Report.

03/01/2007 - Empathy Engine Serves Customers
Could an idea as old and familiar as good customer service really be a new challenge for business?

03/01/2007 - Closeouts for All
Many suppliers of closeout merchandise are breaking down truckloads and even pallets to make buying easier and more affordable for small and midsize independent retailers.

03/01/2007 - Avoiding Global Fraud
When Matt Alper launched Copshoes.com from his living room in San Antonio, Texas, he had no idea that his line of shoes and boots for police, firemen and security personnel would have such a huge market appeal.

02/01/2007 - WholesaleCentral.com Debuts Asian Sources
Ever since China was accepted into the World Trade Organization in December 2001, the world has seen a growing demand for quality exports from Asian businesses.

01/01/2007 - Retail Theft Rises
For the first time in four years, the rate of retail loss has increased, according to a new University of Florida retail study.

01/01/2007 - Know Your ROI?
If you do not know how much return on investment you are obtaining from your website, you are not alone. Even some retailers bringing in millions of dollars online cannot quantify the ROI from their website, according to a study by interactive agency Brulant.