Valour’s Specialty Products

While operating Valour’s remote controlled helicopters, boats, cars and tanks requires a level of maturity, these RC toys users customers of any age that youthful feeling. “We don’t provide your run of the mill toy, and the products are affordable,” says Hank Ho, sales and service manager. Over the past few years, the company’s RC helicopters have generated growing demand from not only independent toy and hobby shops, but also from mall kiosks. Available in five size categories, ranging from eight inches to three feet in length, Valour’s... 

Creepy Crawlies for Kiosks

The Real Insect Company and its Lucite Acrylic resin nature novelty items can be found in retail stores in all 50 states. Admittedly finding its start in the San Francisco Bay area as an actively involved community member, the company has increased its business from classrooms to kiosks, and buggy encounters to desktop decorations. Tony Lee, co-founder and owner, comments, “Our business was and still is beneficial to schools and teachers.” Yet, with a kiosk program, The Real Insect, Co., is looking to expand beyond the classroom and extend upon... 

Smitty’s Glass Wax Offers A Better Eyeglass Cleaner

For the millions of Americans who wear glasses, keeping them clean is an exercise in frustration, as most folks usually just breathe on them and wipe them down with whatever piece of cloth happens to be handy. Kim Smith, CEO and founder of Smitty’s Glass Wax, found a better way while cleaning his boat. “I got some wax on my glasses, and after I wiped them off the glasses were remarkably cleaner,” he recalls. “I worked as a roofing contractor and was always sweating on my glasses. Then with the wax coating on them, the glasses cleaned right... 

Xtreme Energy Bracelets

With mall managers always on the lookout for new products to draw customers in, Saeed Hossain, sales manager at Xtreme Energy, believes he’s got what they want. Hossain’s company distributes a unique brand of energy bracelets to carts and kiosks that improve blood circulation, mental clarity and endurance. “We started this company in 2009 after finding the bracelets in China,” he says. “We’re still importing them, and expect to have our own factory up and running there in just a few months.” The bracelets, the first in a series of... 

Slinky Scarfs New Kiosk Craze?

Everyone remembers the big Snuggie craze that began in late 2008, which became a full blown phenomenon by 2009. The Snuggie eventually went on to sell millions, and it’s now the hope of, Eli Cohen, president of Slinky Scarf, that his new kiosk offering will become the Snuggie of 2011. “I first saw the Slinky Scarf in China, and was intrigued by it,” Cohen says. “Here was a fashion product for women that could be worn a number of ways, yet was light and portable enough to be carried in a purse. It was genius,” he says. Cohen purchased one... 

Topless Sandals For Kiosk Profits

If you could wear a pair of fashionable sandals just by stepping onto them without having to secure a strap, would you? Barbara Peterson, owner of Prettie Pretties by BJ, knew she would, as soon as she saw them. “While out shopping, my elderly aunts saw these sandals that magically stuck to your feet without straps or holders, and kept bugging me to go see for myself,” she recalls. “I finally gave in, went to the store to see them and thought, ‘Look at that!’” Peterson was so impressed by the Topless Sandals made... 

Queen Accessory Warms Up Winter With Its Lineup of Hats, Gloves and More

With most of the nation in winter’s grip, the folks at Queen Accessory are ready and waiting for a rush of orders for their cold weather lineup. The three year-old company, based on New York’s famous Canal Street, is one of the principal suppliers to carts and kiosks for hats, scarves, gloves and whatever else is needed to keep warm. “We’re ready to go,” says sales rep, Chris Lord. “As soon as that cold wave hits, the phones start ringing.” Queen Accessory carries just about everything needed for winter’s... 

Kerusso Company is Keeping The Faith at Kiosks

Kerusso, the premier U.S. producer of Christian themed apparel, is a big operation covering ten acres in Berryville, AR, with over 65,000 square feet of manufacturing, shipping and office space. Creating more than two million individual products annually, Kerusso has attracted major media attention and made a huge impact with its philanthropy and advocacy. That product range does have a guiding idea: portability and everyday use. “The main focus of Kerusso is to offer products that people can take with them during their daily lives to reach... 

BlackBox Wholesale Magic Conjures Up Sales

We’ve all seen magicians on TV or in live shows, pulling off amazing illusions and leaving everyone wondering, “How did they do that?” Now, for the first time, Future Lines, Inc., parent company of BlackBox Wholesale, is offering a complete line of magic and illusions that anyone can learn and master. Given the growth and popularity of illusionists David Blaine, Criss Angel, Penn & Teller and others, it’s no wonder that demand is high for “how-to’s” of this ancient art. “This all started with some... 

Made In The Shades Of Pacific Link

Ron Bryan is the sales and marketing director for Pacific Link, a large wholesaler of sunglasses, but he got his start in retail, and that gives him a special perspective on his customers. “Personally, I was doing the retail end of things before Pacific Link came to be,” he recounts. “I met David Rice, who is now the general manager of the company, when I was doing retail back in the day, and that’s how I got involved in the business.” Since then, he has put a lot of sweat equity into his career. “It was just... 

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