Fun and Functional Faux Hair and Hats
September 27, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News
Flair Hair Visors, Ski Caps and Bandanas are fun for everyone with thick or thinning hair, and can be worn anywhere as a fashion statement, a protective covering or for some novelty fun. The comfortable adjustable ski caps, bandanas, and visors with hair are great for golfing, fishing, motorcycle ridiing, hiking in the mountains and anything else you can think of. And if you want to sport the blonde colored hair you grew up with, or go brunette, black, or gray for a day, you have that option. The product line began with Flair Hair Visors, which...
Discount Wholesalers: Best Practices in the Warehouse and Online
September 1, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News, Podcasts
What good is a website if no one can navigate through it? Bryan Eisenberg, co-author of Call to Action, a how to book on creating customer friendly websites, explains, it’s about, “making sure that everyone can get in quickly, buy quickly, then get out again quickly.” Retailers won’t be buying anything if they can’t find it, select it and checkout. Supplying retailers with thousands of everyday necessities, Discount Wholesalers, Inc., utilizes its online space to efficiently and effectively showcase every item it offers....
Pacific Link Values Variety
September 1, 2011 by Publisher
Filed under Company News, Company Update, Magazine Archives, Product Trends
Pacific Link’s business model is simple. “We sell to anybody who buys wholesale sunglasses. It could be jobbers, convenience stores, department stores, or kiosks in the mall,” says Ron Bryan, sales and marketing director for the sunglass wholesaler. Just as the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the proof of the value is in the variety. “We have 900 plus skus,” notes Bryan. “We carry a full line of sunglasses and sunglass accessories, displays, that sort of thing.” Pacific Link even carries its own sports sunglass line, Element...
Newood’s Durable Displays Allow for Economical Store Design
August 18, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News, Podcasts
Current retail displays have evolved into a variety of styles and forms to equip the common needs of today’s retailer, who is spending less on replacing fixtures due to the economic times. Mick Thaxton, national sales manager of Newood Display Fixture Manufacturing, confirms, “It used to be people would replace fixtures every two or three years, just because they wanted a new look.” Now, all that any brick and mortar store, whether a hospital gift shop, book shop or clothing store, needs to concern itself with is a display’s longevity, functionality,...
Newest Cartoon Character Entering the Market
August 16, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News
Trademark licensing has a rich history largely beginning with the rise of mass entertainment such as movies, comics and later television. The obsession with stars, characters and cartoons drives people to accessorize their lives with novelty items carrying well-known images, logos and trademarks. For this reason, Almir Ndreu, president of Tiralba, is looking to add his trademarked Bald Brothers and Bald Sisters cartoon characters among the well-recognized licensed images of today. Ndreu’s first branding showcase is his line of car air fresheners,...
Open Stock Selection of Women’s Wholesale Apparel
August 11, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News
OpenStockApparel boasts to be “the BFF of the Independent Retailer,” and like a good friend the company understands the value of sharing. “We pick the most fashionable, quality wholesale clothes at the best prices and pass the discounts on to our customers,” says Jonathan Gordon, president. Leveraging 30 years of wholesale clothing and retail apparel experience, the company, a division of Legacy Merchandise Group, provides independent retailers with a creative solution for buying women’s, junior and plus size apparel. “Customers choose...
OMguru’s Online Marketing Strategy
August 9, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News, Web Marketing
Online marketing involves more than banner ads and keyword copywriting, and without a strategy it is usually ineffective. Without the right tools, persuading customers to visit your ecommerce store to make a purchase presents similar challenges as faced by retailers enticing consumers to their storefront on Main Street: foot traffic is primarily left to luck and consumers are more aware of competitors (who have a strategy and the appropriate marketing tools). This is where a full service online marketing company such as OMguru can help. The first...
Historical Parchment Replicas
August 1, 2011 by Publisher
Filed under Company News, Company Update, Magazine Archives
People interested in the culture and events of the past, frequently visit battle sites, interactive exhibits and museum IMAX movies. However, with the help of the Historical Document Company, history can come to life at home as well. The company offers authentic historical document replicas, and aims to preserve America’s history and help educate people about our rich heritage through parchment paper replicas. For a wholesale price of $0.75 per single page document, independent retailers can sell each replica for a 200 percent markup, from $1.99...
Walmart Express Stores
August 1, 2011 by Publisher
Filed under Company News, Magazine Archives, News
As Walmart is running out of locations for its big shopping centers, and running out of ideas to boost its declining revenue, the company is looking to roll out a nationwide implementation of small express stores. These 15,000 square-foot express convenience stores will allow Walmart to enter urban markets, as well as some rural towns. For those discount stores thriving post-recession with added brand name products and competitive pricing, Walmart’s plan for 350 of these smaller stores threatens a warring front in customer sales. The first of...
Cotton Activewear at Competitive Pricing
July 27, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard
Filed under Company News, Podcasts
A wholesaler of activewear in Chicago and the Midwest, Cotton Connection began in 1980 in the north side of Chicago and quickly expanded. Now the company sells to independent retailers, as well as screen printers and embroiderers. As distributor of Fruit of the Loom, Gildan and Jerzees brands, the company looks to maintain its mission of providing the best quality and the best selection of name brand products at the wholesale level with outstanding service and value. It does so by offering items as low as $0.50 to $12 wholesale. To Download...










