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11/01/2009 - Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters
NOVELTY GIFT COMPANY distributes Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters, toys that are gaining publicity as this year's Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Dolls. |
11/01/2009 - Kiosks Spread Fun
Fun always attracts attention, especially if the source is something novel. |
11/01/2009 - Closeout Central Partners with TMC
CloseoutCentral.com has been selected as the official wholesale directory of the Transworld Merchandise Center. Closeout Central, established by Sumner Communications Inc. in 1996, is the Internet's oldest and most respected closeout directory. |
10/01/2009 - Things that Go Splat!
KAMHIWORLD introduces, "Splat Attack," a series of six different squishy, water filled creatures and designs that splat when thrown on a flat surface, and then quickly morph back into their original form. |
10/01/2009 - Recession Proof Pet Products
In a downturn economy, people may not feel comfortable spending money on themselves, but at My Shopping Tree, they are finding that possibly for that very reason, sales of personalized pet products are way up. |
10/01/2009 - Glittering Drinks
FLASHING PANDA offers a line of a dozen different sizes and styles of clear barware that light up in color. |
10/01/2009 - CloseoutCentral.com Named Official Wholesale Directory of The Transworld Merchandise Cente
Closeout Capital of America and Top Internet Closeout Directory strike dynamic cross promotional marketing deal. |
09/01/2009 - Wholesale Central hits 600,000 items
WholesaleCentral.com, the internet's leading directory of wholesalers and wholesale products, has reached a new milestone of 600,000 items for sale. |
09/01/2009 - Gift Wholesalers Hopeful for the Holidays
As with every business sector, those working in the gift industry have just one question regarding the recession: Is it over yet? |
08/01/2009 - Hottest Fall Handbags
Leading handbags designer and importer, Aliz International, Inc, is celebrating its 19th anniversary with their expanded Los Angeles location, Aliz California. |
07/01/2009 - Editor's Hot Product Picks July 2009
Editors Hot Products from the July 2009 issue of Web Wholesaler Magazine. |
07/01/2009 - New ASD East Trade Show
Nielsen Business Media's Merchandise Group, producers of the ASD trade shows, will hold a re-focused show, ASD EAST, September 13-15, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. |
06/01/2009 - Grab and Go Green
In these uncertain times, when retailers are not always sure what the latest trend or fad is for consumers to get excited about, one thing is certain; people need to eat and they love to snack. |
05/01/2009 - X-ing Signs
KC CREATIONS INC. offers X-ing Signs that replicate the yellow road signs, such as deer crossing, often seen along the highway. |
05/01/2009 - Tear Bottles
TIMELESS TRADITIONS revitalizes the Tear Bottle, a decorative glass bottle that dates back to Egypt and also appears in the bible. |
05/01/2009 - Patriotic Neckbuddy
LIBERTY STIX introduces an electronic device by the same name that looks, tastes and feels like a cigarette, but does not emit smoke, toxins, tar, carbon monoxide, carcinogens, second or third hand smoke or odor. |
04/01/2009 - Innovative Products at Silver Streak
Mike Mallon, CEO of Silver Streak Ind., knows how to help his customers move product. |
04/01/2009 - Hemp: Not Just For Textiles
Hemp has been finding its way to store shelves for many years, even without knowing the extensive benefits of such a green profit. |
04/01/2009 - Fun For Kids From Peabodys
The card kits sold by Peabody's Toys That Teach Inc., are a product waiting to explode. |
04/01/2009 - Cornucopia of Skulls
JACPA INTERNATIONAL has nearly 100 different items in the form of skulls. The majority are made of polyresin, while a few are ceramic. |
03/01/2009 - Value Price Expo Expands
On the heels of its success in Las Vegas in May 2008 and again in New York this January, Value Price Expo has added a fourth show to its annual roster, reports Alan Paggao, marketing director. |
02/01/2009 - Trio of Lovable Pals
VITTLE BUDDIES has launched a line of NOVELTY personalities called, Vittle Buddies, which began with, "Potato Pals." |
02/01/2009 - Kiosks Combine NOVELTY & Utility
When a kiosk or cart vendor can obtain a line of merchandise or configure a mix of products that combine both NOVELTY appeal and usefulness, he enhances the ability to succeed. |
02/01/2009 - Fashion Accessories Spring Forecast
"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity." |
01/01/2009 - WholesaleCentral.com Ranked the No. 1 Wholesale Trade Site on the Internet
WholesaleCentral.com (www.wholesalecentral.com) has been ranked as the most popular web site in the Business-Wholesale Trade category on the Internet. |
01/01/2009 - New Products or Tried and True?
Successful carts and kiosks stop traffic. That can be accomplished with unique products that passersby haven't seen anywhere else, or with items that add a new twist to enduring best selling concepts. |
12/01/2008 - Retailers Smell Success with Scented Products
Relatively inexpensive and enjoyable gift products sell all year. Birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, bar mitzvahs and other occasions prompt consumers to constantly be gifting. |
12/01/2008 - Pirate Farkel
LEGENDARY GAMES INC., originator of the Farkel Factory and the pocket farkel, has introduced another version of a small, portable farkel game. It is Pirate Farkel. |
12/01/2008 - Great Gifts from JKE
JKE ENTERPRISES LLC offers two different bath and body gift sets through its higher end, egwholesalers.com division. |
12/01/2008 - Birthday BlowOuts
CAN YOU IMAGINE offers electronic birthday cake toppers that light up, and go out when the celebrant blows on them. |
12/01/2008 - Bakugan Bandwagon
NOVELTY GIFT COMPANY is a source for Bakugan, the hit TV show that features battle brawler spheres that morph into monsters when rolled, and its accompanying trading card game. |
11/01/2008 - Value Price Expo
Value Price Expo has announced a full slate of shows for 2009, providing retailers with increased opportunity to source the extreme-value merchandise they need to stay competitive in a tough economy. |
11/01/2008 - Top Sellers for Parks, Resorts and Gaming
The Internet has become a terrific resource for retailers who sell memorabilia and NOVELTY products at shops and stands located near tourism attractions across the country. |
09/01/2008 - Winning Kiosk Programs
Winning cart and kiosk programs can be fashioned around a wildly diverse choice of product categories. |
09/01/2008 - Wacky Shirts For Big Margins
For a limited time, Big Fish Sportswear is offering a selection of closeout T-shirts and ladies' tops for a wholesale cost of just 99 cents a unit. |
09/01/2008 - Liss Eliminates The Middleman
Twenty five years ago, Robert Liss recognized overseas manufacturers' need to obtain distribution in the U.S. and buyers' need to gain their products at affordable prices. |
08/01/2008 - Toys & NOVELTIES for Fun & Profits
Fun is never out of style. It reaches across all geographic regions and every demographic, and people pay for it, regardless of the economy. |
08/01/2008 - Banking on Nostalgia
WILD BILL'S POSTERS produces cardboard memories, on the premise that consumers like to return to times when gas was under $1 a gallon and commodities were priced, "within reason," says owner, Bill Ziegler. |
07/01/2008 - White-Hot Holiday Products
Ecommerce has helped the holiday product niche skyrocket over the years, offering more unique, high quality products at increasingly better prices. |
07/01/2008 - Galan Expands Line
More than 200 new items join Galan Enterprises' extensive inventory of NOVELTY license plates, celebrity ID cards, stickers, signs and more. |
04/01/2008 - Value Price Expo Debuts In Vegas
Value Price Expo, a show devoted to wholesale sourcing of new products, will make its debut at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel in Las Vegas this May 6-8. |
03/01/2008 - Vaporizer Line
MIKE'S WORLDWIDE IMPORTS (MWI) has introduced a full line of vaporizers for use with tobacco and legal herbal use only. There are eight different styles in the line. |
03/01/2008 - Sales Popping At Party Celebration
Party Celebration, a wholesale company that offers a variety of non classified fireworks, was launched in 2001. |
02/01/2008 - Toy Wonders: Titans of Toys
Toy Wonders, the family owned and operated company, began in Taiwan four generations ago as a toy exporting business. |
02/01/2008 - NOVELTY Night Lights
SPIN SHADES CORP. introduces Spin Shades. It is an exclusive, patented night light with a shade that spins from the heat of the light bulb. |
02/01/2008 - Largest ASD Vegas Show
More than 3,100 top exhibitors from around the world will gather in Las Vegas March 2 through 5 for the 2008 ASD/AMD Trade Shows |
01/01/2008 - My Bargain Bin Tests Sales
My Bargain Bin has opened a store inside the Amish farmer's market in Middletown, DE, in which it tests sales and pricing of every product it wholesales on its website. |
12/01/2007 - Stock Kiosks With Top Sellers
More so than traditional retailers, kiosk and cart vendors benefit from regularly refreshing their product mix with new merchandise that will cause busy mall shoppers to stop and look. |
12/01/2007 - One Stop Shopping At Ohio Wholesale
The concept for Ohio Wholesale, Inc. began more than thirty years ago, when Nick and Terry Harbarger traveled to Mexico to purchase giftware items, which they sold in the US. |
12/01/2007 - Kalan Acquires Funworks
Kalan LP, a leading manufacturer of gift and NOVELTY products, has acquired Funworks. |
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