2011 September

by Claudia Bruemmer We’d like to report that returned goods distributor Jacobs Trading, has been acquired by Liquidity Services, Inc. to enhance its position as a leading reverse supply chain solution to large U.S. retailers and manufacturers of consumer goods. Liquidity Services, Inc. provides online marketplaces and integrated services for selling surplus assets to business and government clients as well as other buying customers; while Jacobs Trading is a privately held …

Retailers and local merchants can achieve top local search listings by managing their “local search listings” data in all the right places: multiple search engines, Internet Yellow Pages (IYPs) and Information/411 Services. Why? Local search and mobile search are the fastest growing areas of search on the web. How? Follow the five-step process we will outline below.

SearchEngineLand reported that Google released some data based on their mobile query growth records over the past few years and made some projections for the upcoming holiday shopping season: “44 percent of total searches for last minute gifts and store locator terms will be from mobile devices this holiday season based on historical growth rates.” In other words, Google believes that 44 percent of total search volume in the U.S. will be generated by smartphones.

If you’re looking for the chic fashions and accessories in all the latest styles, Clothing Showroom offers beautiful merchandise at huge discounts. In fact, they deliver the latest fashions and the best quality at 30 to 80 percent below wholesale prices! This wholesale clothing distributor is located in Los Angeles in the heart of the garment district. Their warehouse is loaded with fashions right off the runway. Now is the time to order fall fashions and evening wear for the coming holiday season.

The IBM Coremetrics Online Retail Holiday Readiness Report is just out and is chock full of online shopping trends, as well as statistics and analyses. The report also includes best practices to help maximize your holiday returns. A partial summary of the report is shown below. Feel free to download your free copy for additional details. As you know, the 2010 holiday season was huge for online retailers. The Coremetrics …

Wholesalers and general merchandise vendors may believe Location Based Services (LBS) are just a consumer-focused marketing tactic, but maybe they should think again. Consumers are using LBS offers like crazy and sharing them with their friends. Many enjoy the gaming features where they get badges or rewards. Since LB services are quite the rage these days, the service providers are able to aggregate and provide data about where consumers go and what they do. There’s much to be learned from the data, which wholesalers can use for market planning.