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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08/01/2007 - WEB Bankers Spend Big
Fifty percent of consumers who both shop and bank online spend 117 percent more than the average WEB shopper, according to a new study by J.C. Williams Group. This means opportunities for online merchants.

08/01/2007 - Video Spurs Action
Online video advertising is proving to be an effective method of persuading consumers to visit WEBsites, go to a store, or make a purchase, according to a new study from the Online Publishers Association.

08/01/2007 - Simple Navigation
Avoid clever and unique features when designing WEB site navigation, advises consultant Jennifer Bailey of Red Spade, a firm that specializes in WEB site usability.

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 - Fresh Toys & Novelties Push Retail Profits
The number of new toys and novelties that come to market each year is a tribute to the imagination of inventors, designers, and suppliers.

08/01/2007 - FashionPenny.com: A Family Tradition Of Success
If you were to make a map of Robert Vayner's personal journey to becoming a successful businessman, it would be dotted with precious minerals.

08/01/2007 - Crucial Call Centers
Customer satisfaction with catalog retailers' call centers outrank centers run by six other industries. Yet this same group is missing opportunities to engage and upsell.

08/01/2007 - Choosing The Right Shopping Cart
Without a stable shopping cart that is easy for customers to navigate, etailers will find themselves at a distinct disadvantage

08/01/2007 - Buyers Pay For Privacy
Consumers will pay more to shop at WEBsites that protect privacy, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University.

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.

07/01/2007 - Small Retailers vs. Big Boxes
How do independent retailers compete with the, "big boxes?" Let us face it: It is hard to beat the economies of scale that the big boys enjoy in the retail market.

07/01/2007 - WEB Research Impacts Store Sales
Online research influences sales of more than $400 billion made in stores, according to Forrester Research. The company predicts that figure will exceed $1.1 trillion by 2012.

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

07/01/2007 - Surplus Success At Via Trading
Jacques Stambouli was brainstorming one day in the library, while working on his master's thesis. His professor had assigned him to come up with a business plan that pertained to retail or wholesale.

07/01/2007 - News Archive Offers Insight For Retailers
All of the articles you read in WEB Wholesaler Magazine can now be found conveniently online in the "Wholesale News and Article Archive," on Wholesalecentral.com.

07/01/2007 - Clothing Trumps Computers Online
As total WEB sales are projected to hit $259 billion this year, some shifts are taking place among the top selling online product categories.

06/01/2007 - Social Network Marketing
While blogs and RSS feeds offer solid marketing opportunities, social networks are another way to reach potential customers.

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 - Retailers Gain Edge Online
Wholesale WEBsites have transformed the buying process for many independent retailers.

06/01/2007 - Wholesalecentral.com Launches News & Article Archive
Wholesalecentral.com has launched an extensive wholesale news and article archive serving wholesalers and retailers of consumer general merchandise.

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 - Marketing With Blogs & RSS
One of the most important elements of success in business is interaction between seller and buyer.

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 - Discover Your Audience
It is not enough to decide to create a blog: a business must also determine who its audience will be and where to find them

05/01/2007 - Ups Changes The Delivery Game
On the football field, nothing can save the day like a clutch interception, one that comes at a critical juncture of the game. Thanks to a new service called UPS Delivery Intercept_, UPS shippers now can make game saving interceptions of their own.

05/01/2007 - Sunglass Fashion Update
Summer fashion trends are often like the season itself. They come, go and come back again. Sometimes they look vastly different from the prior year; other times, the fashion is familiar to a time you almost forgot existed.

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 - Shoppers Cotton to Email
Email marketing is a hit with shoppers, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

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 - Quality & Service In the Bag At Handbag Express
Barry Herrington retired back in 1999 after three decades in the manufacturing and wholesaling industry, where he was a highly successful designer of underwater spa lighting systems and open heart surgical equipment.

05/01/2007 - How And When To Add Staff
In the competitive world of WEB based wholesaling, one thing is a constant: owners and employees are stretched to the limit.

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 - Bargain Kids Apparel
MAGIC KIDS USA offers name brand apparel for children, from toddlers to preteens at deep discounts. These are all first quality closeouts and overstocks, and offered at 50 to 60 percent below wholesale prices.

04/01/2007 - Wholesale WEB Jewelry: Spring / Summer Forecast
If your customers include divas, and you are stocking merchandise in preparation for the material mavens' pre-summer shopping season, then take heed... bling is the thing for spring!

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 - WEB Browsing And Store Sales
Online research by consumers is not just a convenience they like: It is a major driver of in store sales, and its influence is growing.

04/01/2007 - User Revolution Alters WEB
With the rise of the Internet as a mass medium, worldwide online advertising is expected to exceed $81 billion in five years. That represents a compound annual growth rate of approximately 21 percent.

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 - Jewelry Sparkles on the WEB
The jewelry business is much like a diamond: There are so many micro niches and interesting products, this industry appears at least slightly different, whenever you look at it from another angle.

04/01/2007 - Google Premieres Checkout
Google unveiled a series of aggressive money saving promotions over the past few months, intended to hasten the adoption of its new Google Checkout feature among online retailers and consumers.

04/01/2007 - Buyers Happy As Spending Grows
American consumers are a happy lot, and that bodes well for retailers this year. The University of Michigan's latest customer satisfaction index suggests spending will grow as much a 4.1 percent this quarter.

03/01/2007 - Wholesale2U.com Aids Schools
An up and coming member of the wholesale community, Wholesale2u.com, has been offering schools across the nation the chance to participate in their unique fundraising programs, both offline and online.

03/01/2007 - Time Values
Two online shoppers seeking to buy the exact same item may have very different ideas about what constitutes a satisfying online experience. How a shopper values his or her use of personal time is the differentiator, according to a new study.

03/01/2007 - Teens And The WEB
Teenage shoppers are becoming increasingly influential online consumers, according to a new report from JupiterResearch.

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 - Multiple Shopping Channels
Retailers can no longer rely on their stores alone to draw customers, as consumers are equally drawn to other channels, such as the world wide WEB and catalogs.

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 - Halloween Grows Up Online
Halloween has always been a seasonal marketplace about costumes, decorations, parties and candy.