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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.
Oct 01, 2009
A new website has been created to provide small business owners with access to local resources for financing, training and networking.
Sep 01, 2009
Although social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are increasingly popular, they have yet to live up to their promise as marketing vehicles.
Sep 01, 2009
Significant numbers of U.S. small business owners exude optimism about the American economy, even amid today's many corporate bailouts and industry wide rescue plans, according to a new national study.
Sep 01, 2009
The Treasury Department has announced a $15 billion initiative designed to stimulate lending by the Small Business Administration by using funds from the federal bailout program to buy up SBA loans.
Sep 01, 2009
Certain high profile apparel chains are expanding their collections of accessories, trying to boost overall sales and take up some of the slack left by dipping clothing sales.
Sep 01, 2009
Two heavyweight retailers in very different fields have partnered in a cross merchandising, back to school promotion.
Sep 01, 2009
The National Retail Federation has urged Congressional committees working on healthcare reform to reject any form of employer mandate.
Sep 01, 2009
The current economic slowdown and rising unemployment are spawning a new group of entrepreneurs.
Sep 01, 2009
At a time when many retailers are watching sales drop and closing stores or cutting back on expansion plans, the nation's largest dollar store chains are reporting sales gains.
Sep 01, 2009
Quality is more important than quantity when it comes to designing a retail website, according to Lauren Freedman, president of research and consulting for E-Tailing Group Inc.
Sep 01, 2009
The economic downturn has more consumers turning to the Internet to find lower cost items and services, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life project.
Aug 01, 2009
America's Recovery Capital (ARC) loans are government mandated interest free loans designed to help small businesses.
Aug 01, 2009
Organized retail crime activity rose eight percent in the past year, according to the National Retail Federation's fifth annual Organized Retail Crime Survey.
Aug 01, 2009
The economy is forcing web retailers to change their marketing tactics, in order to acquire and retain customers.
Aug 01, 2009
The National Retail Federation is urging the House Ways and Means Committee not to consider a value added tax (VAT) as a means of funding healthcare reform.
Aug 01, 2009
My previous few articles revealed details on what it takes to run a more profitable paid search campaign.
Aug 01, 2009
The Twitter shopping search engine, CheapTweet.com, has introduced a program that enables online merchants with Twitter accounts to set up a social presence that focuses on special offers and prices.
Jul 01, 2009
Customer satisfaction with many of the largest online retailers declined three percent this year versus last, according to the annual Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index from ForeSee Results and FGI Research.
Jul 01, 2009
Toys "R" Us Inc. has introduced "R" Market, a new dedicated shop in select Toys "R" Us stores, that features an expanded assortment of consumables and commodities.
Jul 01, 2009
Rosetta Stone Inc., a language learning provider, has opened its first full scale retail outlet and is also expanding kiosks nationwide.
