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06/16/2016 - WholesaleCentral.com Debuts Interactive Trade Show Calendar
WholesaleCentral.com, THE leading wholesale directory web site on THE Internet, announces THE launch OF a fully interactive wholesale trade show calendar.
02/01/2013 - Video For Your Website - Tactics to Build Online Sales
Ten years ago, it was rare for online WHOLESALERs and retailers to have video on THEir websites, and those that did incorporate it into THEir online marketing plans were considered innovative. Now, if you ask a room full OF business owners if THEy have video on THEir websites, at least half will say yes, as it is quickly becoming THE norm raTHEr than THE exception. Today, it is how, not if, you use video that makes you stand out from THE competition.
02/01/2013 - mCommerce: Adapt or Die
Shoppers are quickly moving to mobile commerce, or mcommerce, with more than 50 percent OF U.S. consumers saying THEy plan to use smartphones or tablets to make purchases over THE Internet, according to research giant Nielsen. In addition, research firm Canalys notes that, in 2011, for THE first time ever, shipments OF smartphones (487.7 million) exceeded shipments OF personal computers (414.6 million).
12/01/2012 - Gifts with Presence
Kheops International is a business propelled by genuine passion for THE company's products. Nestled in THE rural North Country OF New Hampshire, THE company dedicates itself to meaningful items that are OFf THE beaten path in terms OF design and function, and are intended to inspire end customers with THEir high quality and unusual characteristics.
12/01/2012 - Sharp Looks From Pacific Solution
Following THE DVD release OF Universal Studios' Snow White and THE Huntsman, Pacific Solution Marketing, Inc. saw sales figures reflect THE additional blockbuster buzz. As a leading source for movie prop replicas and original weaponry, THE WHOLESALER has a couple OF action flick titles under its belt, including THE 2011 hit Immortals, and hopes to procure more licenses in THE future.
11/01/2012 - Engage Customers with Email
Chances are good that you have wondered about your communications strategy as an online WHOLESALER or retailer, and you may question wheTHEr you are communicating enough or too much. Think about how many times during THE year, quarter or MONTH a customer needs you, or your products or services, and let that be your guide to how OFten to reach out and touch your audience.
11/01/2012 - Marketplace Fairness Flack
Internet retailers have enjoyed exemption from THE requirement to collect sales taxes since 1992, when THE U.S. Supreme Court passed a ruling closing THE case OF Quill Corporation v. North Dakota, at which point it was decided that, in states where online retailers have no brick and mortar presence, or nexus, THEy were not required to collect sales tax.
10/01/2012 - THE Best Apps for Your Business
THE slew OF promises that comes with many mobile apps approaches productivity from every angle. As business owners find THEmselves becoming more and more mobile, THE curiosity surrounding THEse collectible tools makes a visit to an iTunes or Android store feel like THE grown up version OF a trip to THE candy shop. Hundreds OF thousands OF apps are available for iPhone, iPad and Android, with more being added by THE minute.
08/01/2012 - Scents That Sell
Veneto Wholesale Inc. specializes in manufacturing luxury renditions OF popular designer fragrances. For those in search OF THE Chanel impact without THE price punch, Veneto Wholesale is a reliable source for discount aromatic products. From its warehouse in downtown Miami, THE company keeps a steady finger on THE pulse OF fragrance trends and constantly seeks out new scents to add to its inventory.
08/01/2012 - THEmed Jewelry Goes THE Distance
Few prOFessional athletes can deny THE glamour or prestige OF championship tournament rings. THE weight OF THEse glinting pieces stands for every ounce OF teamwork that went into THE team's victory, and THE rings OFten become heirlooms. Nick DeVito and Company, in Sarasota, FL, has made it part OF its mission to bring that feeling OF team pride to sports fans as well.
08/01/2012 - Impulse Gifts Grab Sales
It is easier than ever for retailers to stock up on gift and novelty merchandise in preparation for successful holiday sales. This is because online WHOLESALERs not only stay on top OF hot trends and have plenty OF popular merchandise available, THEy also continue to invest in website functionality that enables buyers to quickly see what is new, peruse colorful catalogs, avail THEmselves OF web specials, and place and track orders online.
06/01/2012 - MoH Innovates Online
Andrew Kitzenberg OF Memory on Hand proves THEre are also fascinating startup stories in more behind-THE-scenes venues like wholesale.
06/01/2012 - WHOLESALERs See Big Holiday Season
It's that important time OF year again, when independent retailers begin buying holiday season products for THEir ecommerce warehouses and store shelves. What is going to be hot among Christmas and Hanukkah shoppers in 2012?
05/01/2012 - Drop Shipping For Retail ROI
E-retail companies and mom and pop shops that want to make more money without THE potential OF overstock headaches need not look furTHEr than drop shipping.
04/12/2012 - Wholesale Central and Pinnacle Cart Forge Partnership
Wholesale Central, THE Internet's leading directory OF wholesale suppliers, has joined forces with leading eCommerce provider Pinnacle Cart in an effort to make selling wholesale merchandise on THE internet easier than ever before. THE partnership launched with THE latest release OF Pinnacle Cart, version 3.7.11, which includes an automated data feed to Wholesale Central's proprietary product search feature.
04/01/2012 - Global Imports OFfers Wholesale Bargains
Global Imports, Inc., selling online at Hunnt.com, is a wholesale and closeout company that provides high quality goods at low prices.
03/01/2012 - Leading Internet Wholesale Source Surpasses 700,000 Product Milestone
WholesaleCentral.com, THE Internet's leading directory OF WHOLESALERs and wholesale products, has surpassed THE 700,000-item mark in its one-OF-a-kind product database.
03/01/2012 - Drop Shipping by Kole Imports, Part One
Kole Imports has been a successful WHOLESALER OF general merchandise for THE past 26 years, growing a solid customer base and building itself into a brand name in THE industry.
02/01/2012 - Handbag WHOLESALERs Fashion Forecast
A lot OF product lines are relatively static, and what was popular 15 years ago is still THE standard today.
02/01/2012 - Pride Products
Pride Products has grown from modest beginnings into one OF THE largest distributors OF general merchandise in THE United States.
02/01/2012 - Wuu Jau Company
Wuu Jau Company was founded in 1984 by Ben and Margaret Lu, and along with a West Coast branch, Neptune Trading, THE WHOLESALER sells various collector and cutlery items such as swords, daggers, and crossbows and more.
01/01/2012 - MoTHEr's Day Gifts
Every moTHEr is different. Some moms love cute, sentimental gifts, while oTHErs prefer more practical items.
12/01/2011 - Fragrant Smell OF Success
Some products are always in demand, especially items used for setting a mood and holiday gift giving.
11/07/2011 - Wholesale Central's improved product search
WholesaleCentral.com, THE top-ranked business-to-business directory OF wholesale general merchandise suppliers, today announced THE launch OF a substantial improvement to THEir Product Search feature.
10/01/2011 - WHOLESALERs Find PrOFits By Expanding Sales
In this continually slow economy, shoppers are not flocking to department stores or high-end shops like THEy once did.
09/01/2011 - Spring Trends Focus on Value
As THE economy is still in a state OF recovery, suppliers are working hard to OFfer deals that will help store owners survive.
09/01/2011 - Great L&H Trading Is Making Business Bright
Great L&H Trading, a discount sunglass and fashion eyewear manufacturer and WHOLESALER, began its business in China, but quickly expanded to THE United States.
08/01/2011 - Good Videos Can Boost Web Business
Would you watch a video OF two dull people talking in a studio for 30 minutes?
08/01/2011 - Gift And Decor WHOLESALERs Adapt and Thrive
THE gift and decor industry covers a wide range OF merchandise, but some universal trends can be found when taking a closer look at THE industry?s suppliers.
07/01/2011 - Footwear Suppliers Basic Styles And Tropical Sandals Are Hot
From sandals on THE Fourth OF July to toe socks at Christmas, footwear and hosiery are always in season.
06/01/2011 - Leading Holiday Suppliers OFfer Trend Advice For Seasonal Success
Just about every retail business gets a vital boost in THE final MONTHs OF THE year, but for merchants who specialize in seasonal goods, THEre's no season like THE holiday season.
06/01/2011 - Myths Surrounding PPC
It should come as no surprise that in order to grow a business, you need to market that business.
05/01/2011 - Online Merchants Go Wild
As THE economy begins to turn a corner, a growing number OF ecommerce fashion WHOLESALERs are leaping to launch new companies, while established dealers report that business is picking up.
04/01/2011 - Dropship Business Pushed To THE Foreground
THE Internet may have allowed a thousand ecommerce flowers to bloom, but wholesale dropshippers are THE fertile soil from which many OF those merchants have sprouted.
04/01/2011 - NationalGift.com OFfers Complete Ecommerce Solutions
Many distributors start OFf as traditional WHOLESALERs, stocking goods in warehouses and relying on field reps and faxes for orders.
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 - Puttin' on THE Blitz at Mr. Checkout
Mr. Checkout Distributors, a large network OF independent jobbers and WHOLESALERs that sells products into 25,000 small retail stores.
02/01/2011 - Treat Credit Data With Care
Retailers rely on credit cards like restaurants rely on plates, but THE danger OF broken plates is nothing compared to THE danger OF lost or stolen credit card information.
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.
01/01/2011 - Bright Future for Sunglasses
Discount sunglasses are a great item to source online, because THE Web makes it easy to browse THE thousands OF styles out THEre.
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 - 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.
11/01/2010 - Via Trading Adds Spanish-Language Site
In November 2002, Via Trading made its first sale.
09/01/2010 - Free Shipping Crucial For Web Orders
An overwhelming 99 percent OF small companies surveyed say that free shipping is an important factor in deciding on an online supplier, according to a recent poll commissioned by Staples.
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.
07/01/2010 - A Walk Through THE Footwear Industry
Some 18 MONTHs ago, THE footwear industry was very much feeling THE effects OF THE global economic crisis.
06/01/2010 - Hot Bandz Bandwagon
A new kids' jewelry product has twanged and snapped its way into a genuine youth fad. Rubber band bracelets, known collectively as, "bandz," are THE latest hot craze to pique THE interest OF THE 12 and under set
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.
03/01/2010 - Dealing with eBay Sellers
With many sellers THEse days doing business via eBay, manufacturers and WHOLESALERs looking to establish business relationships are wary.
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.