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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, 2011
In an attempt to be more competitive, discount retailer Dollar General has redesigned its website, www.dollargeneral.com, as a functional online store.
Sep 01, 2011
Sumner Communications, a leading publisher of general merchandise trade magazines, directories and websites, announces the launch of its retail and wholesale industry podcast series.
Sep 01, 2011
Google+, the new social media and networking offer from search engine goliath Google, is offering Facebook its first real competition.
Sep 01, 2011
Three recent reports say that online retail sales are on the rise. According to MasterCard, ecommerce sales rose 15.2 percent annually in June, the eighth straight month of double-digit growth.
Aug 01, 2011
Tommy Evans, president and CEO of Alabama Wholesale Socks, has a vision for the future that includes American products in American homes.
Aug 01, 2011
For many years, online retailers have enjoyed the competitive advantage of avoiding state sales tax.
Aug 01, 2011
With 700 million users worldwide and 150 million in the U.S. alone, Facebook is a platform of potential shoppers to many ecommerce innovators looking to make Facebook a part of online retail.
Aug 01, 2011
As the economy continues its slow recovery, venture capitalists, investors, and acquisition specialists are taking a new look at ecommerce companies.
Aug 01, 2011
Online advertising is enjoying a banner year, and that presents opportunities for ecommerce merchants, say tech writers and pundits.
Jul 01, 2011
Search engine optimization goes beyond landing a top keyword, says Danielle Sharpe of PromotionWorld.com.
Jul 01, 2011
Sales One International will introduce body jewelry inspired by popular Marvel characters, available to retailers across the U.S. and Canada this summer.
Jul 01, 2011
Chinese ecommerce giant, Alibaba, is struggling with two of its biggest online payment systems, eBay subsidiary, PayPal, and Alibaba's own homegrown payment service, Alipay.
Jul 01, 2011
Many ecommerce merchants are using Facebook to promote brand awareness, offer deals, and provide customer support.
Jul 01, 2011
Surrounded by 43 countries from Central and South America and the Caribbean, Miami has been chosen for its high marketability to host the Asia America Trade Show (ACS America), scheduled for September 20 to 22.
Jul 01, 2011
Celebrating a milestone of 50 years, ASD continues to bring national wholesale buyers and sellers together to create the most dynamic B2B merchandise marketplace in the industry.
Jun 01, 2011
Too often, ecommerce transactions are spoiled by abandoned shopping carts.
Jun 01, 2011
Now entering its twelfth year, the International Gift Exposition in the Smokies, also known as the Souvenir Super Show, has become the biggest gift show in America.
Jun 01, 2011
Although there are a number of ways to make social media work for an ecommerce business, online polling is often overlooked.
Jun 01, 2011
Conventional wisdom holds that as gas prices rise, more consumers will shop from home rather than drive to brick and mortar stores.
May 01, 2011
Making ecommerce difficult for customers is a huge blunder for many online merchants.
