 SOPA is dead the news of the day says …and good riddance. Texas GOP representative Lamar Smith’s bill (originally co-sponsored by 31 representatives) was supposed to be designed to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. However, the powers to stop this type of piracy were so broad that the internet as we know would have ceased to exist. Anyone linking or in any way promoting a website that engaged in these crimes would be under the gun to be pulled off the web. Wholesalers, retailers and the general public – if they haven’t already – need to understand what SOPA is.
This is how SOPA was designed to work:
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 A Voice from the Market In the fast paced and rather baffling world of the As Seen on TV infomercial, daily things such as stirring soup or making brownies suddenly becomes a tale of constant agonizing frustration, often expressed through black and white footage of a upset housewife giving up in despair while her family looks on in complete disappointment. Then wa-la! A fantastic new product swoops in and makes the film suddenly gain color by making what should’ve been a mundane activity easier than ever. RWG would like to present you with another four of the greatest and most ridiculous As Seen on TV products that consumers apparently can’t get enough of.
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 Small business retailers can still definitely benefit from attending trade shows. It seems like everyone is doing everything online but that face to face interaction – from the expert B2B speakers to the wholesalers taking orders at the booths – can really help you grow your business.
First off, go to your local online tradeshow directory to see what shows are coming up. A good directory will have links to the trade show web pages. Find the ones that deal with your industry and look over their information. Often there will be great speakers – people who have been in your shoes, know the ups and downs and want to share their knowledge. Don’t be surprised if they are selling a book or seminar to a workshop as well, still the free information can be a great boon.
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I have found that some small retail or wholesale business owners do not understand their own business’s cash flow. Managing your cash flow is probably one of the most important tasks any owner or financial manager of a company can do.
There are some basic concepts of cash flow that need to be understood: Inflow – is the money that is coming into your company. This is the actual payment from a sale, payment of an invoice, or even a money from a loan from a bank. Read all of You have no idea how much money your business has.
 There is no doubt that color has a tremendous affect on how we feel, both mentally and physically. Most have people have colors that they believe they look good in and will wear few others. The “What Season Are You” method of dress that enjoyed some popularity during the 1980s was, at its heart, a color matching system. (Showing our age much?)
The question remains however, whether there is scientifically testable and so reproducible basis for the effects and appeal of coloring. While this may seem very abstract, it is of interest to retailers and wholesalers alike. It informs decisions regarding what kinds of stock to carry, advertising, interior, and web design, and even how we dress for business encounters.
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 The economic outlook has had many wholesalers worried. The woes of yet another recession have been shadowing the B2B industry for months now since the official end of the last recession 2 years ago. It would be a nightmare if the economic forecast became worse. Wholesalers have increased their stock for 19 consecutive months. This braced the hard pressed American economy by adding .4% to the gross domestic product in the first quarter of the year. Interesting note: Over 30% of all business inventory in the United States is held by wholesalers. Which translates into over $450 billion dollars worth of goods. After a .6% rise in sales in June, July sales were flat – in fact the seasonally adjusted sales figures were just a bit over $396 billion dollars. Looking at the difference between the worth of the inventory and the sales figures will have even laymen worried. On top that problems caused by the horrific earthquakes in Japan interrupted the supply chain for parts in the electronics and automotive industries.
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Our network of site’s has a new mouth to feed and send to a state university.
Individuals and businesses connected to the world of pawn shops will now have a new way to find and communicate with one another. The popular wholesale directory GetThatWholesale.com has announced the launch of their latest online venture, PawnShopFinders.com an online national directory of pawn shops.
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If you have ever worked in an office place in the last 10 years, chances are you have met the co-worker obsessed with scrapbooking. During the 2000s, arts &crafts suppliers simply loved the scrapbooker, especially when you consider that by 2004 it grew to an over 2.4 billion dollar industry. Before this most arts and crafts stores consisted of artist paint, canvasses, models and flower arranging. Now, most art supply stores have at least one section dedicated to the hobby of scrapbooking. With over 1100 stores in the US alone dedicated to scrapbooking, wholesalers for art supply store must keep scrapbook supplies on hand for their customers.
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 An all natural fabric that is light weight, silky, and some how improves your health? “It’s light weight, smooth on the skin, and has bamboo’s naturally occurring antimicrobial juices which will improve the condition of the wearer’s skin”. Bamboo fabric clothing makes these claims and more but there’s a reason the picture has “Charlatan’s Black Cup Award” written on it. That’s right, bamboo fabric is not only nothing it claims to be also potentially dangerous to the wearer’s skin that it comes into contact with.
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A Voice from the Market Press Release
For those considering retailing backpacks deciding which types to carry can be daunting. While many people may say, “Are you kidding me? A bag to hold things and straps for the shoulders and bam you’ve got a backpack.” Unfortunately it’s not that simple. People use backpacks for different purposes and expect them to be suited to those specific purposes.
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