Published August 6th, 2008
If you’ve decided to sell name brand products in your store, you’re in luck. Because of the popularity of certain brands, they are easy to find and buy at wholesale prices. However, there are some very real risks to look out for when trying to source your products.
Important things to know about brand-name product sourcing
1. Fake “factory authorized” distributors : It is a must that you buy your products from distributors that have been authorized by the manufacturer to wholesale their products. Most brand-name manufacturers will not sell directly to you, so you will need to go through... Read more
Tags: advice, brand name, Carrie Hinkel, Product Sourcing, source, tips, wholesale
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Published April 28th, 2008
It’s begun. The Great Consumer Schism is effectively working its way through America-an event last experienced in this country in the ’70s. Economic disparity in America is nothing new. But in times of recession the division is inflated and even more apparent as seen through shifts in spending habits. It makes perfect sense of course that middle to lower income households are switching from brand name items to generic in order to save a few bucks.
So what does this mean for retailers? Well, if you sell cheaper products, this is great news! If you sell brand name (and therefore... Read more
Tags: brand name, economy, Generating More Sales, news, Rebecca Button, recession, retail, Sales
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Published April 15th, 2008
You’ve worked hard to create an identity for your company or products, so why no work just as hard at protecting it? With corporate identity theft on the rise, now is the time to build up a wall of security around your brand-name, in order to keep others from stealing or misusing it.
By having a website, it’s easy for anyone to copy and paste your logo, text, and pictures - using it on their own website to further sales or perpetrate fraud. There have also been plenty of instances of an unscrupulous company using online blogs and forums to... Read more
Tags: brand name, Carrie Hinkel, E-Commerce and E-Business, Marketing, name protect, Web Design
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Published January 8th, 2008
Do you enjoy designer purses ? Here’s a fun and unique way to be around designer purses while making money at the same time. How? By hosting a designer purse party. Designer purse parties have become quite popular, particularly on the West Coast as more and more people discover how entertaining and lucrative they can be.
Before organizing your designer purse party, you’ll need a reliable source for designer purses to sell. There are a variety of directories on the Internet that list sources for wholesale designer purses. You can find these directories by doing a Google search. Other sources... Read more
Tags: brand name, designer purse party, desinger purse, home based business, Rebecca Button, Starting a Business, startups
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