Green Smoke E-Cigs

The electronic cigarette (e-cig) has quickly become a hot product and a booming industry. Marketed primarily as an alternative to traditional smoking, and not as a therapeutic nicotine cessation device such as the nicotine patch, e-cigs appeal to smokers looking for real cigarette sensations, without the harm of toxins such as tar, tobacco, carcinogens and carbon monoxide. And while many distributors are new to the profit train, Miami based e-cig distributor, Green Smoke, is a self-proclaimed pioneer in the now flourishing industry. “We have been... 

Fixtures and Displays & Profits

As FixturesandDisplays.com emphasizes on its homepage, “The environment, décor, layout and mood of a retail store means everything to shoppers. When a person walks into your store, he or she makes instantaneous decisions about the feel of the space and whether they feel comfortable enough to spend time there.” As with any tool, a retail display is only a means to an end, and in the hands of a skilled user, retail displays and fixtures can be used creatively to produce remarkable and profitable results. When an individual feels inspired by the... 

Strategic Web Marketing

The name of the game is always changing in the world of web marketing, as new competitors enter the ecommerce market and search engine algorithms become more advanced, personalized and localized. There are many consultants who offer their professional services to improve an organization’s online presence, but web marketing involves more than banner ads and keyword copywriting, and without a strategy it is usually ineffective. This is where a full service online marketing company such as OMguru can help. The first step to profitable web marketing... 

High Margin Impact Products

Over 25 years experience in pretesting products in small marketing rollouts has led Readon Publications to become a source of high margin, impact products, easily merchandised in a large cross section of retail enterprises. Finding initial success in the book fair industry, the company’s books continue to be highly sought after items, with the addition of  general merchandise and giftware. According to Frank Klinger, marketing representative, “Our suggested retail on almost all items is at least double the wholesale price. Also, some suggested... 

Craven Closeouts For Great Deals

Craven Closeouts, formerly L. Craven & Sons, is proud to be a family owned wholesale distributor, specializing in the secondary and closeout market. Beginning a little over 60 years ago in 1950, Craven Closeouts was known for its candy and food closeout deals, but today the wholesaler is a trusted expert in extended product lines, including health and beauty, housewares, and even picture frames. According to Barry Craven, president, “Our closeout offers aren’t closeout specials on cheap items. We look for products that will excite our customers,... 

Accept Cards & Get Cash

Dynamic Merchants’ company affiliate, Michael Rochester, explains that Dynamic Merchants’ goal is, “to service small, medium and even large businesses with lower merchant processing rates, and the ability to accept credit/debit card transactions and electronic checks.” By reducing the overall expense of taking and accepting credit cards and processing those transactions, as well as communicating with the banks involved, Dynamic Merchants negotiates to receive the lowest possible rates for a retailer’s most common transactions. In addition,... 

Regent Offers Value Shopping for Valued Customers

Regent Products Corp., keeping a busy trade show schedule, May through December, has acquired a reputation surrounding its showcased merchandise lines. The reputation can be summed up in one word, “Exceptional.” The supplier of direct imports, domestic general merchandise, dollar store items and name brand closeouts “maintains about 20 different categories, with more than 3,000 different products,” comments Sandy Drelich, assistant sales manager at the company. And, although Regent advertises its exceptional products at an exceptional value,... 

Western Sales’ 3D Art

One of the latest trends sweeping the art world is three dimensional art, which makes Western Sales and Marketing uniquely positioned to supply this rapidly growing area. The company’s National Marketing Director, Gary Chandler, says he’s never seen any product sell as quickly as his. “I first saw the product in China and was intrigued by it,” he recalls. “So I purchased a quantity and brought them back with me. I was selling 50 to 70 pictures a day at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet in 2009,” he says. Convinced that the company had a... 

Vapor Corp. Leads E-Cig Market

With both health concerns and smoking prohibitions rising, more and more smokers are turning to electronic cigarettes to satisfy their nicotine craving, which is just fine with Vapor Corp. “We’re not only the largest electronic cigarette manufacturer in the industry, but we’re also the only publicly traded one,” says Adam Frija, director of business development at the Florida based company. Vapor Corp. was founded by a team of veteran entrepreneurs with extensive experience, ranging from product and brand development to manufacturing and... 

Smaller Cases Means More to the Pallet-Load at Great Lakes Wholesale

For dollar stores and other independent retailers looking for greater value from a wholesale supplier, Great Lakes Wholesale in Grand Rapids, MI, is worth contacting. The company sells popular items by the pallet-load, but because their case sizes are smaller than their competitors’, they can offer more goods per pallet shipped. “We sell to a variety of retailers, including Mom & Pops, trucks stops, dollar stores, hardware stores, groceries, gas stations, and others,” says Gary MacDougal, chairman of the company. “Anyone with space on... 

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