2011 December

Go4Gifts has been distributing exclusive hand crafted gifts and home décor products from India for 15 years. The company now takes pride in introducing these products to global markets. India is the land of craft and heritage. Buyers will want to discover these lovely gift products because they have proven to be top sellers.

As ecommerce becomes more competitive, online merchants must work harder to be successful. Most merchants have heard of Google Product Search, the Google price comparison service that displays products in the organic SERPs. Originally named Froogle, Google Product Search has been around for a while and continues to become more important because the comparison shopping engine helps drive customer traffic to merchant sites through Google’s search algorithms and technologies.

by Claudia Bruemmer DK Hawaiian Collection/Don Ko Enterprises is a great place for buyers to order top quality products from a great selection of fashions and gift items at incredible prices. All products come directly from factories in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. You must see these beautiful necklaces and jewelry to appreciate their uniqueness and quality. Christine Miller of DK Hawaiian Collection tells us one of the company’s major …

According to recent research (GfK Custom Research and SapientNitro), 38 percent of U.S. smartphone users are shopping for the best deals on their devices. But are these devices safe? Retailers must stay ahead of the game by preparing for the time when mobile devices and mobile commerce sites become targets for criminals.

by Claudia Bruemmer As most wholesalers know, press releases should be optimized for good rankings and to make them easy to find in search engines. Proper optimization will result in new traffic and brand recognition for your company and products. Below are 10 tips for creating an optimized press release, followed by a list of 8 press release distribution sites. 1. Keyword Research: You need Google News specific keywords, and …

Almost a thousand years ago, from lands far away, emerged a tradition that has endured time. Its true origins are believed lost in the past, although Wikipedia attributes its origin to 16th Century India. This ancient treasure captured the hearts of many, and so it spread from the old world to the new – generation after generation – from Asia to Africa to Europe and America. If you use a hookah, go no further than Sahara Smoke, where you’ll find the cutting edge of hookah designs along with shisha tobacco.

Yes, the wholesale business sounds great − buy low; sell high. It may not be easy, but it could be worthwhile if you have some sales background, a head for business and a nose for what sells. If you’ve been laid off and can’t find suitable employment, this might be an opportunity to investigate. Consumers are always buying all kinds of needed goods; the secret is to know what type of goods sell.

If you need unique caps or custom made hats, you should know about this large scale manufacturer in Jiaozhou Qingdao, China: Yaguan Cap Co., Ltd. Most recently, Yaguan Cap was designated a Supplier Pass™ member of Manufacturer.com and has also opened an office and showroom near LAX as a new ChinaMart Los Angeles member.

ComScore reported that Internet retailers made over $1 billion in online sales on four of the five workdays last week. That means ecommerce is almost 15 percent ahead of last year for this holiday season, although growth is slowing a bit compared to the frenzy around the Thanksgiving weekend.

Retailing for Christmas 2011 is now behind us, and many forecasted it would be one of the more difficult Christmas trading periods we have had for a number of years. In the lead up to Christmas, I travelled through Europe and the Americas and found that retailers and businesses were coming up with novel ways of creating ideas for the consumer experience. These are the top ten ideas I discovered.

If you are a retailer, now is the time to take advantage of the consumer couponing trend. Social networking sites like FaceBook and Twitter can be key tools for merchants that want to connect with their customers and acquire new ones in a cost-effective way. Coupon sites like Groupon, Living Social and others have become very successful, sometimes at the expense of the very merchants providing discounts on their goods and services. Read on for tips that can help prevent that from happening to you.

The Off-Price Show is only two months away, and will be coming to the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas February 10-13, 2012. Make plans to attend now as you won’t want to miss this fabulous Show.

As the 2011 holiday shopping season moves into its final weeks, research indicates ecommerce sales growth is greater than that of offline stores. Due to the increasing consumer preference for online shopping, major retail chains have been keeping their doors open 24 hours.

Buyers looking for the best assortment of western clothing and accessories for men, women and children need look no farther than Western Express, Inc. From wholesale cowboy hats, to Rebel flag shirts and from western jewelry for women, to John Deere logo items – Western Express has quality wholesale western styles retailers would be proud to stock and sell to their customers.

The words “Bargain” and “Sale” do ring a pleasant bell in the minds of everyone who hear them; add “Erika’s” to this, and what you get is one of Texas’s largest wholesale liquidator of closeouts, new and returned merchandise. Being an industry leader isn’t as easy as most of us think. To stay ahead in the race, Erika’s Bargain Sales takes its commitment on providing top quality merchandise at competitive prices, very seriously.