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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.
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Sep 01, 2008
An increasing number of online buyers have reported that their web purchases have reduced their buying of similar items in retail stores, according to the 2008 Digital Future Project from the Center for the Digital Future.
Aug 01, 2008
Consumers who search online are more likely to offer advice on the products and services they have purchased, according to a survey by market research firm, BigResearch LLC.
Aug 01, 2008
Overstock.com Inc. is offering a new delayed payment option, PayPal Pay Later. The PayPal Pay Later service gives Overstock.com customers a credit account with flexible financing options, even if a buyer doesn't have a PayPal account.
Aug 01, 2008
More consumers are being victimized by fraudulent use of their credit and debit cards to make online purchases, according to research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.
Aug 01, 2008
EVOLVE, GIFTS FOR THE SENSES offers handmade, hand dipped, 11 inch incense sticks in a choice of 73 different premium fragrances.
Aug 01, 2008
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has announced plans to get back into online selling.
Aug 01, 2008
The commercial court in Paris, France has found eBay guilty of misconduct by upholding claims by Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture about sales of counterfeits.
Aug 01, 2008
While consumers expect to decrease their overall spending this year, according to a recent survey, the decline will take place more offline than online.
Aug 01, 2008
DollarDays International, an online wholesaler and closeout company, has merged into Insignia Solutions PLC, a United Kingdom legal entity listed on the National Daily Quotations Journal under the symbol INSGY.PK
Aug 01, 2008
BabyEarth, the eco friendly baby goods retailer based in Austin, TX, has launched BabyEarthLIVE, which utilizes webcam technology to give online shoppers an in-store experience. The interactive service is free.
Aug 01, 2008
Just in time for Back to School, and in the midst of evidence that people are increasingly turning to the internet instead of driving to stores, Amazon.com Inc. has created a new office supplies section to its website.
Jul 01, 2008
Office Depot Inc. has launched an online business resource center with Google, to give small retailers access to Google's marketing and business tools.
Jul 01, 2008
By September, Nordstrom Inc. expects to enable shoppers at its website to pick up product at the nearest store.
Jul 01, 2008
The decline of the U.S. dollar has led many domestic online retailers to consider targeting international markets as a way of expanding their customer base and revenue.
Jul 01, 2008
The volume of information Internet companies gather about consumers has long raised concerns over privacy.
Jul 01, 2008
Search engine optimization sometimes conflicts with other design goals, according to the Rimm-Kaufman Group, a search marketing and consulting firm.
Jul 01, 2008
eBay store owners can now advertise their items for sale to thousands of users outside of the eBay site thanks to ClassifiedFlyerAds.com.
Jul 01, 2008
Amazon.com has filed a suit in New York State Supreme Court, charging that New York State's recently amended sales tax law is, "invalid, illegal and unconstitutional," and that it unfairly targets Amazon.com.
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.
