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Borders Closing Brings Opportunity for Consumers and Wholesalers

Borders, the Michigan-based bookseller announced it will liquidate all its assets and close 399 stores since the offer from Najafi Cos. fell apart and there were no further offers. This is a great opportunity for consumers to discover which liquidation centers and closeouts dealers will pick up Borders’ inventory.

Borders Closing Brings Opportunity for Consumers and Wholesalers
  |  July 22, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
New TopTenWholesale Is Nothing Short of Awesome

Listen up, all you wholesale buyers and suppliers in cyberspace. What I’m about to tell you is nothing short of awesome. I’m talking about the newly re-launched TopTenWholesale.com website that went live less than 24 hours ago. This new B2B wholesale trade platform extraordinaire now offers Supplier Pass® in addition to many new professional services and sourcing tools.

New TopTenWholesale Is Nothing Short of Awesome
  |  July 22, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
Chinese Police Arrest 36 in Multi-Million Dollar Alibaba Fraud Probe

Chinese police arrested 36 people involved with fraudulent scams on Alibaba.com, which had prompted the resignation of two top Alibaba executives in February. The suspects were accused of running a criminal gang that used fake personal and business identities to open accounts on Alibaba.com, China’s largest B2B ecommerce trade platform.

Chinese Police Arrest 36 in Multi-Million Dollar Alibaba Fraud Probe
  |  July 1, 2011  |  2 Comments
What to Buy: Master Case Goods or Assorted Lots?

When browsing the websites and catalogs of closeout and liquidation companies, you will encounter different types of product packaging and purchasing options, the most common of which are: Master Case Lots and Assorted Lots. In theory, any liquidation or closeout product that is sold to you in good condition and at the right price can be profitable for your resale business, but in practice, there is usually one type that is likely to do better for your resale channel than the other. Confused about which you should be looking at and what benefits and drawbacks there may be to each? Read on!

What to Buy: Master Case Goods or Assorted Lots?
  |  March 11, 2011  |  1 Comment
Alborz Steel Industries Building a Name in the Middle East

IRAN – Buyers in the industry who know where the best quality and prices can be found are going to Alborz Steel Industries, because they have found time after time that the company offers a very fine selection of Wholesale Kitchen sinks and other related equipment for virtually anyone who wants to find the best in modern steel kitchen appliances today, at prices that are hard to beat.

Alborz Steel Industries Building a Name in the Middle East
  |  January 30, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
The Latest Updates on Bag Manufacturer News

The latest news to rivet the Bag Manufacturer world is coming at us from spots as familiar as Chinese manufacturing centers, to small towns in Midwestern America. It might come as a surprise that most of the hottest news is not really about handbags at all; it’s more focused on the post-holiday season attention that’s been put towards finding solutions to challenges that have had suppliers and manufacturers scratching their heads all year long.

The Latest Updates on Bag Manufacturer News
  |  January 23, 2011  |  2 Comments
“Watching Out” for Hot Wholesale Watches

The hottest Wholesale Watches available are always an item of particular interest, especially with so many great brands and styles to choose from these days. The possibilities seem nearly endless, and it’s due largely to the fact that there are such amazing endorsements made by celebrities, professional athletes, and other people that claim lots of retail space on the headlines around the world.

“Watching Out” for Hot Wholesale Watches
  |  January 7, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
Buying Beautiful Handbags Wholesale

Looking for beautiful wholesale handbags is easy online, thanks to the power of vertical search engines. Wholesale search engines are a specialized vertical search tool with a database that includes only wholesale suppliers. These databases include manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, importers and even suppliers of closeouts, flea markets and returns merchandise. Thus, when you search on a wholesale search engine or directory, all you get is suppliers of products you may want to source, like wholesale handbags. But that’s not all you get. There are many more benefits for buyers on wholesale search engines.

Buying Beautiful Handbags Wholesale
  |  January 6, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
Buying Athletic Shoes Wholesale ─ Easy As Pie

If you’re a department store or big box shoe buyer, you know that athletic shoes are big sellers, and you know how to buy shoes wholesale online. However, a novice starting out in shoe merchandising doesn’t know the ins and outs of buying shoes wholesale.

Buying Athletic Shoes Wholesale ─ Easy As Pie
  |  January 5, 2011  |  Leave a Comment
Sourcing Wholesale Clothing for Your Boutique

Have you ever thought of opening a boutique and buying wholesale clothing to stock the racks? Now that you can research suppliers and source merchandise online, it might be easier than you think.

Sourcing Wholesale Clothing for Your Boutique
  |  January 3, 2011  |  3 Comments
How to Start a Clothing Wholesale Business

If you’re thinking of starting a new online business, you might want to consider a clothing wholesale business. It’s easier than being a retailer because instead of selling merchandise directly to the public, you sell to retailers and other jobbers after buying in bulk from distributors and manufacturers at wholesale. Then you add a markup and resell with the markup being your profit after deducting business expenses.

How to Start a Clothing Wholesale Business
  |  January 3, 2011  |  1 Comment
Wholesale Hats and Caps Making a Mark in 2011

In a year that has left quite an impression on the history books, 2010 is rapidly drawing to a close. With that, the new decade brings the promise of new fashion, great new sources, and even some new places on the wholesaler radar screen. Although there are far too many different categories of goods to name, the focus is directed towards hats and caps this time around, since the predictions for 2011 are beginning to make themselves known. Winter hats and accessories are still in high demand, but the spring picks for next year have some surprises, as well as some old classics in store.

Wholesale Hats and Caps Making a Mark in 2011
  |  December 28, 2010  |  Leave a Comment
Quality Matchmaking Leads to Quality Relationships

A quality “Match-making Service” Connects CMLA™, Manufacturer.com™, TopTenWholesale.com™, and qualified businesses with a Sales Team that has Access to Key Wholesale Clients Worldwide. This news is important – because time is money, now more than ever before. Merely relying on chance ot rhe prospect of getting “lucky” in business by possibly meeting good trade partners, is a strategy that promises a disappointingly low and unpredictable success rate. What every small business needs is a partnership that promotes higher returns on investment, and the power of a global database with thousands of qualified companies already on-board.

Quality Matchmaking Leads to Quality Relationships
  |  December 9, 2010  |  Leave a Comment
6 Tips for Getting Started on eBay

Selling on eBay can be straightforward, but a lot depends on the products you sell and how easy they are to source, store and ship. Once you know your product line, it’s wise to do a little market research to see if others are selling the same products on eBay. Since some merchants sell really cheap on eBay, you want to make sure you can be competitive. Below are 6 tips for getting started on eBay.

6 Tips for Getting Started on eBay
  |  December 8, 2010  |  Leave a Comment
Finding Wholesalers – It’s All About the Right Choice

Finding a good source for the right items is not all about luck – it’s about finding a wholesaler that can bring the best deals at prices that are within everyone’s reach. when looking for a wholesaler, it’s important to remember some basic points that could mean the difference between spinning wheels, and making progress in a competitive environment that is rapidly changing and bringing new players into the spotlight every day. The winners will be the ones who can identify a good wholesaler.

Finding Wholesalers – It’s All About the Right Choice
  |  December 2, 2010  |  Leave a Comment




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