Where do you find the right wholesale product suppliers for the apparel and gifts your retail customers will demand this season?? Check out Top Ten Wholesale’s Hot Trends List . . . What’s Hot in Women’s Apparel? What is this year’s Hot Toy? And, where do savvy resellers and retailers get the goods? 1. Sparkle, Bling, Glitter, Embellishments Shine On … read more »
Fashion trends emerged and grew over the past year to guide wholesalers in the fast-approaching Holiday 2009 buying season. With a special focus on wholesale jeans, sexy underwear and exercise apparel – drawn from fashion blogs, trade shows and other style watchers – here are wholesale buyer and seller tips from Top Ten Wholesale. Soften Edges of Biker Babe Look … read more »
What’s in a name? Profits. Potential Customers. Web Traffic. Sales Revenue. Foot Traffic. Oh, and also Branding Value … an asset not as directly measurable as click-through customers, but an asset that still shows up on balance sheets when companies are bought and sold. (Quantified .as a neat projected spreadsheet number labeled Brand Value or Historic Market Asset Value.) So, … read more »
When you scan trade show aisles or conduct searches for merchandise suppliers to meet Back to School buyer demands, keep this short list of trends and sales strategies at the ready. 1. “Bling-i-tude” Rules Among Teen-Tween Girls this Fall. The economy has dialed down unlimited allowances and high-priced impulse purchases … like $120 brand name wrist bags and T-tops purchased … read more »
You did get the memo on how hot Social Media Marketing is, didn’t you? Business of all sizes tap social media sites to “buzz up” their new products or special discount sales, to plant their brands at the top of buyers’ minds, to conduct instant 100% responsive customer service, and to do basic online marketing. You Gotta Have Friends. Memos … read more »
What is a wholesale dropshipper? Is it … 1: A supply chain technique through which The Retailer works directly with Manufacturers and Wholesalers, who ship merchandise directly to The Retailer’s Customers; 2: A smart way to avoid keeping excess inventory in stock. A way to manage a profitable merchandise reselling business without keeping any merchandise on hand; 3. A savvy … read more »
Here’s a fact for resellers and chain store suppliers who advertise their goods online: Over 30% of products researched online through search engines are finally purchased from a local seller … either a brick-and-mortar storefront OR a local online retailer. This buyer preference for local action drives a hot area of search advertising these days: Local Business Listings. Whether you … read more »
The Peace Symbol, popularized worldwide during the 1960s, turns 50 years old in 2009. And all the fashion signs point back … to peace symbol motifs on jewelry, T-shirts, clothing and even home décor. File this one under Hot Retail Trends + Social Marketing. Here’s “Peace Signs Blooming” from Cool Jewels Fashion Jewelry. Top Ten Wholesale Blog Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Image … read more »
Accessories and Jewelry Buyers Take Note: Retail Trend Trackers see a bump in sales of specialty accessories and souvenirs extending well into next year, as customers stretch their wardrobes and budgets with less expensive upgrades. Buyers and Sellers should look to new retail outlets, new wholesale suppliers, and to targeting ALL age groups to ride this wave. Below is a … read more »
eBay PowerSellers, Craft Fair Vendors, Niche Market Discounters and Flea Market Entrepreneurs can now source products at the right price points, and in the right minimum order quantities, from online auction and sale sites.
