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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.
See new articles daily online at IndependentRetailer.com.
Sep 01, 2008
Increasing buyers' awareness of your company and products is just one element of running a successful online business.
Aug 01, 2008
If Digg, MySpace, and FaceBook are foreign concepts to you, it might be time to find out what the social networking phenomenon is all about. Social networking can be a way to maximize your online presence.
Aug 01, 2008
The popularity of shoppers' online reviews of products is leading to the use of peer reviews in emails, too.
Aug 01, 2008
Every business should take a periodic review of its full line of branding materials, which includes the company logo, marketing materials, business cards, packaging, website and any other component that makes for a store's public identity.
Aug 01, 2008
One in ten shoppers will leave a checkout line if the wait is too long.
Aug 01, 2008
The Internet can provide store owners with a wider channel of distribution for their products.
Aug 01, 2008
As organized retail crime continues to plague the industry, retailers are getting more serious about uncovering, dismantling and prosecuting the responsible individuals and crime rings.
Aug 01, 2008
One reason why online shoppers abandon shopping carts is the shipping fee, according to a recent survey by comScore Inc., conducted by PayPal.
Aug 01, 2008
Nearly half of all Internet users worldwide will make online purchases this year, according to IDC data.
Aug 01, 2008
Two separate studies show that broadband is having an increasingly positive impact on Internet sales.
Jul 01, 2008
In its simplest form, a dam is a structural system that controls the flow of water. It can stop the flow completely, or it can be opened up to allow water to flow through in a controlled manner.
Jul 01, 2008
As gas prices continue to climb and people adjust their spending habits, sales of Spam are up and McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts are luring Starbucks' latte lovers.
Jun 01, 2008
Retailers and other buyers who go online to research and obtain products are finding it easier to navigate wholesalers' websites.
May 01, 2008
Retailers employ different marketing strategies these days. As competition for consumers' disposable dollars intensifies, retailers take very different routes to improving and maintaining their market share.
May 01, 2008
Gaining exposure about your web business and its products or services is critical. As I stated in my last column, if a potential customer does not know you exist during their buying process, then you have no chance to make a sale.
Apr 01, 2008
Although mobile wireless broadband access is now utilized by a mere one percent of the population, it is growing by triple digits, according to a new study.
Apr 01, 2008
As lending standards tighten and credit card interest mounts, several online retailers are reacting by offering interest free, cash payment checkout options for shoppers.
Apr 01, 2008
Millions of Americans are eagerly awaiting a tax refund from Uncle Sam.
Apr 01, 2008
Retail success is ultimately based on a foundation of product, place, people and time. Smart entrepreneurs consider all four thoughtfully before launching any new retail venture, or developing a strategy for expansion.
Apr 01, 2008
Televised shopping shows and infomercials remain powerful ways to interest consumers in buying.
