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China’s acceleration of foreign investment is an important step in its fundamental principle of opening up to the outside world. It is also an important component of Deng Xiaoping Theory, which consists of a series of political and economic ideologies seeking to build up the socialist economy with Chinese characteristics. China’s existing foreign investment legal system mainly includes three types of enterprises: wholly foreign-owned enterprises (WFOE), Joint Venture and Joint Cooperation Venture.

Topper Global Liquidators offers below-wholesale merchandise to the public and small to large businesses. Anyone can buy one or two items from this site and find the lowest prices available to the public; there is no minimum order requirement. On the other hand, wholesalers and individuals buying in bulk qualify for quantity discounts.

Earlier this week, Amazon and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced an agreement to the effect that Amazon will voluntarily start collecting Indiana sales tax on web purchases January 1, 2014. However, there is a backlash from Indiana retailers who want Amazon to start collecting now. They oppose the deal because they believe Amazon has the capability to start collecting taxes now, and the delay continues to give unfair advantage to online retailers.

Suppliers and Retailers have heard about the advantages of rich snippets and what an informative, detailed SERP listing can mean for traffic and conversions. While it can be a lot of work to use the correct formatting that results in these rich SERP listings, those who use WordPress can get a variety of free plug-ins that create the code for you.

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by John Stanley One of the keys to maintaining a successful business is interaction with the consumer. Most of us rely on face to face interaction, and alas, it often fails as we are relying on a number of people on our team. This Christmas, I received a number of Christmas cards from clients, all of which were appreciated. But one stood out, the card from Brownfalconer. I include a …

Last week, wholesale liquidator Via Trading launched its latest addition to the Resource Center − Wholesale Buyer Tools. Via Trading offers its buyer community all kinds of information and resources on closeouts, including how-to guides and many other tools in an effort to educate its customers on the risks and rewards of working with liquidation merchandise. Through the use of these resources, buyers can make more informed purchase decisions to protect their bottom line.

Email marketing has been around since the early days of the Internet and is still one of the most popular and cost-effective ways to reach your wholesale customers and prospects. While some may believe email is strictly a direct response marketing tactic, think again. Email campaigns can extend beyond sales and conversions into branding with customer conversations, feedback and customer engagement.

While Search Engine Optimization tactics evolve over the years, the good old basic tactics remain valid. That means keyword research, search-friendly URLs, Title tags, Meta descriptions, headers, great content, images with Alt tags, optimized videos and linking. As Google and other search engines continue to tweak their algorithms to benefit users, wholesalers must think about satisfying the needs of their users as well as search engine robots. This article will review traditional SEO tactics that can be used to create great pages for top rankings.

TopTenWholesale wants to congratulate Kole Imports on its 25 years in the closeouts business. We are happy to report the Carson, California wholesaler is staying focused on the future by keeping up with all the latest trends. Kole Imports still offers its customers the latest merchandise and the same great items and outstanding service they have offered over the years, and that is commendable.

TopTenWholesale’s newsroom has been publishing wholesale and retail news over the last six years, and our blog has been around since 2005. What articles do you think caught the attention of our readers over the last 12 months? To refresh your memory, below are the articles and highlights for our most popular stories of 2011.

Online merchants know it’s important to interact with consumers and expand website traffic to increase sales. Online sellers use may Internet marketing tactics to this end. An excellent tactic for building traffic and interest in your products is to post and network on social media sites, which can result in many interesting conversations and more qualified traffic to your site. Below is TopTenWholesale’s list of social media sites for building traffic.

Shopatron, Inc., an ecommerce platform provider for manufacturers and retailers reports that sales volumes jumped 16.5 percent for brand manufacturers. The ecommerce platform and online marketing provider said same-store online sales for its brand manufacturer clients increased 25.5 percent in November and 4.5 percent during the first 25 days of December compared to the same periods last year. Total holiday sales volume in 2011 increased 16.5 percent from 2010.