Ok, so we get it all day…How do we find wholesalers, manufacturers and lean more about the industry. Let me see if I can help all you newbies out there with some valuable wholesale trade shows and vertical search engines you need to know about:
1) ASD/AMD Trade Show: For over 50 years, this has been the mecca trade shows where over 3000 general merchandise wholesalers meet and greet twice a year.
2) The Off Price Specialist Show . By far the leading trade show in USA for off price and discount apparel and fashion wholesalers. Held twice a year in Las Vegas. Finds brands, boutique items and plenty of closeouts.
3) TopTenWholesale.com : The leading wholesale vertical search engine with over 1200 active wholesalers and manufacturers.
4) WholesaleU.com : The leading wholesale directory. Features blogs, forums and classifieds.
5) Manufacturer.com : Go global! Find exporters and manufacturers from China and abroad.
6) OffPriceNetwork.com : The leading directory of apparel wholesalers and fashion accessories.
7) Magic Trade Show : The #1 trade show in the USA for high end fashion clothing and brands.
8 ) Wholezilla.com : Leading B2B comparison engine for wholesalers.
9) Value Price Expo: New trade show. Incredible selection of closeouts and general merchandise.
10) Liquidation Expo: Another great ASD show. Going on in June from the 7th-9th in Long Beach.
Happy Wholesaling!
