2010 July

The consumer has changed from the carefree buyer of yesterday, into a more selective and price-conscious creature. For this reason, those in the retail and wholesale business should be looking for ways to cut costs, as a means to driving profits while maintaining a level of standards for their customers. There are ways to save money that don’t require excessive pain, and some of those methods are deceptively obvious.

What goes through the mind of the recipient, when checking an inbox every morning? Is there a secret to staying relevant in your target market’s eyes, or is it simply a matter of dispatching the most emails at a time that wins? Here’s a look at what most web users are doing to filter out the noise, and what you can do as a legitimate wholesaler or retailer with a valuable message to share, as you try to stay on their inbox, rather than end up being labeled as spam.

For those who don’t know it, the Off-Price Specialist Shows are the premiere trade shows for off-price apparel and accessories. Sounds like a pretty bold statement, but there is an undeniable amount of experience and industry-wide acclaim to their credit. Find your source at their upcoming August show.

In a show-stopper of an exhibition, the world’s leading wholesaler and supplier brands will be coming together at ASD Las Vegas, August 8-11 at the ASD Las Vegas 2010 Show. This will be an event that brings a distinct trade show experience forth, for over 3,000 exhibitors in the style and beauty, jewelry, gift,toy, and value categories. Industry experts are forecasting perhaps the greatest advantage to attending this show is that this diverse roster of dealers will conveniently converge directly within one venue.

Terms like “Vertical Cloud Apps Vendors” may seem like a mouthful, but they are going to make a huge difference in the lives of wholesalers and retailers everywhere. Avoiding new technology is not going to be an option, and only the dealers that can follow the trends will be the winners in the race for the finish line. In this story, read what a global developer of cloud-based apps is doing to make the world of wholesale a better place.

For jobbers in the wholesale industry and retailers from a wide range of categories, “A TASTE OF OFF PRICE” will be bringing up an amazing opportunity for networking and discovery. This must-see event will be held in Los Angeles, and will take place for three days, through October 4 – 6 at the Exhibit Hall of California Market Center.

While there is little to be said about the BP oil spill that could be translated into good news, the opportunities created by people coming together and working towards solutions to the problems have been encouraging. Those in the wholesale business have seen the effects of a slipping economy against sales goals and profit margins, but the positive outcome is thatthere may be new chances to not only survive, but to thrive, thanks to lending partners who can reach out and make things possible.

With the power to attract a wide variety of manufacturing and trading companies, the Trade Conference with East China Fair will be held at the ChinaMart Los Angeles Conference Center at LAX on September 9th, 2010. Sponsored by the World Trade Center Los Angeles and ChinaMart Los Angeles, this event is one of the biggest of its kind, and will provide a functional trade platform as one of the largest commercial trade fairs in China.