Name in the Frame

If you combine a sports fanatic’s passion with a personalized gift featuring their name, you have a good idea of exactly what Name in the Frame provides. “This idea was originally featured via direct mail, and even on a TV shopping channel,” says Jon Hart, owner and Chief Personalization Officer at Name in the Frame. “The problem was, customers ordered the item and had to wait three weeks for it to be made and shipped. Now with today’s technology, it’s made instantly while the customer waits. It’s a great seller at mall carts and kiosks,”... 

Quality Export, LLC

For independent retailers looking to add kitchen and cookware to their lineup, a good place to start is Michigan based, Quality Export LLC. According to manager and owner, Rafi Kashat, the company carries a wide offering of the most wanted items that are fast sellers in any retail environment. “We carry between 250 and 300 different items for the kitchen,” Kashat says. “We sell to retailers small and large, as well as supermarkets, other wholesalers and jobbers.” Quality Export has its roots in groceries, having come from that business back... 

Handbags & More Plus Great Prices

It’s pretty much a given in the wholesale and retail business that extensive experience makes the difference between just surviving and actually thriving. So it’s no wonder that Yellowstone Imports is one of the most trusted and experienced wholesale distributors of handbags and accessories. Headquartered in New York City, Yellowstone has cultivated robust manufacturer relationships for more than 30 years with its suppliers, which translates into greater benefits for buyers. “We started off as a jewelry parts company, selling semiprecious... 

Summit Road Distributing Launches New Site for Wholesalers

There are a number of quality wholesalers out there who can provide independent retailers with what they need, but who supplies the other wholesalers? That’s a question Summit Road Distributing asked itself, and will be answering when it rolls out SummitRoadWholesale.com this month. “The idea is that we’ll be a distribution center for other wholesalers,” says Summit Road Distributing marketing director, Jennifer Rudolph. The original Summit Road had been serving a regional market of retailers in the Southeast for nearly 30... 

Price Master Delivers Profits

Difficult economic times make for difficult challenges, but one company helping others weather the storm is Price Master Corp. Based in the heart of New York’s busy wholesale district, Price Master not only carries more than 3,000 fast selling items in stock, but the company also prides itself on customer service. It’s what keeps old customers coming back and new ones signing up daily. “Our main source of new business is through referrals, and we choose to continue to invest in making our customers delighted to do business with... 

Chef Craft for Top Tools

With a broad assortment of products for grocery, hardware, drug, and discount stores, Chef Craft makes a compelling choice for retailers who want to sell kitchen items and more. As a manufacturer, buying direct from Chef Craft cuts out the middleman and gives buyers a full range of product at entry level price points. “We have over 650 items for the kitchen, including holiday and seasonal items,” says Brian Ernster, VP sales. “We’ve been in business for over 25 years, and we always carry quality products at good prices.” Ernster... 

Keychain Breathalyzer Makes Great Convenience Store Impulse Buy

All Fun Gifts, a novelty wholesale company, is introducing a new keychain breathalyzer that sales manager Joe Renard says is a great fit as an impulse buy at independent retail stores. “It’s an item that we’re really pushing towards convenience stores, flea markets, and truck stops,” he says. The company is offering two skus, one slightly more feature-rich than the other. Renard emphasizes that these are gadgets with a high entertainment value. “Both of the products are intended to be used as a novelty item,” he says. The product works... 

Sky Gift Wins With Toys & Jewelry

Sky Gift is a company that focuses on both retailing and wholesaling, and has experienced smashing success with two very different product lines: jewelry and toys. When it comes to jewelry, it’s the Murano glass jewelry, handcrafted in Venice, Italy, that has been a major hit. In toys, an interesting and affordable product from China called, smash balls, has become huge for Sky Gift. There are lots of other items offered by the company, including the Wormie the Worm toy, radio controlled toy vehicles, and the brand new Wander Fly toy. But... 

Design Your Skateboard With Rough Decks

Rough Decks is a company that specializes in the sale of sporting goods, particularly skateboards and related accessories. However, the firm began via a partnership that grew out of necessity and became something beneficial to all parties involved. Originally, Nancy Wang, owner of Rough Decks, was the owner of a Chinese factory that produced strictly skateboard decks; that is, the oblong platforms on which the skater stands. Her eventual partner, just a friend at the time, was the owner of a factory that produced various skateboard parts, including... 

Mister Snacks Offers Healthy Choices

In the healthy snack business, it doesn’t pay to be stale, and Mister Snacks Inc. is working hard to constantly bring fresh new products to market. “We’re large enough to take care of our current customers and many many more,” says national sales manager, Steve Letourneau, “but the nice thing about being a smaller company is that we are willing to try new items. We don’t have a large R&D department. We don’t go out and take six months to survey people. Instead, we see something, we think it might work,... 

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