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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
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Jun 01, 2008
Authorize.Net has launched a new online payment service designed for specialty merchants that typically sell one item per order.
Jun 01, 2008
India's largest retailer is targeting Indian consumers in America.
Jun 01, 2008
Online retail spending by Hispanics is expected to reach $21.6 billion by 2011, according to a study by JupiterResearch, which also indicates this group is the largest U.S. minority population.
Jun 01, 2008
Concerns about the economy and rising gasoline prices may send more shoppers to the web. They cite the convenience and savings on gas in a recent survey by the investment firm of Piper Jaffray.
Jun 01, 2008
Later this month, more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and other businesspeople will convene at McCormick Place West in Chicago. They will be in attendance for the seventh annual eBay Live Show, which runs June 19-21.
May 01, 2008
Nearly three quarters of U.S. consumers say they have shopped online, according to Forrester Research
May 01, 2008
Researching online prior to buying continues to gain among today's online shoppers.
May 01, 2008
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched Emerging 200 Initiative, a program designed to get entrepreneurs to the next level of success.
May 01, 2008
MarketLive, Inc., the leading global eCommerce software and service provider for retailers.
May 01, 2008
Hasbro, Inc. has purchased all the intellectual property rights related to the Trivial Pursuit brand from Horn Abbot Ltd. and Horn Abbot International Limited.
May 01, 2008
The computer company, Dell Inc., is currently testing a new system that could help relieve small businesses from needing to employ IT experts. The test is now taking place in Dallas.
May 01, 2008
Retailers are beginning to improve how they serve customers across retailing channels, according to Rob Garf, VP and general manager of retail strategies at AMR Research Inc., a research and advisory firm.
May 01, 2008
The Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, which has been in operation twice a year for more than 25 years, will take place August 2-4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 1101 Arch Street in Philadelphia.
May 01, 2008
Consumers are interested in receiving coupons on their mobile phones, but the adoption of this practice by advertisers remains low.
Apr 01, 2008
Value Price Expo, a show devoted to wholesale sourcing of new products, will make its debut at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel in Las Vegas this May 6-8.
Apr 01, 2008
At its meeting during Toy Fair in New York City in February, the Toy Industry Association's (TIA) board of directors unanimously endorsed the general direction of a proposal for a new toy testing.
Apr 01, 2008
If technology analysts are correct, good economic news is on the horizon. Silicon Valley, the country's high tech capital, is on the rebound and workers say the U.S. economy will follow.
Apr 01, 2008
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
Apr 01, 2008
Businesses will be directly helped by the new economic stimulus legislation passed by Congress. But small businesses in general, and retailers in particular, may get the biggest lift from consumers spending their tax rebates.
Apr 01, 2008
The percentage of online revenue lost to fraud in 2007 held steady with 2006 at 1.4 percent.
