Wednesday, February 22, 2012

New Facility for Close Out Store

February 8, 2012 by Justin Carretta  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

Close Out Store was founded in 2004 to be an inexpensive source of closeout merchandise, allowing smaller stores and sellers to compete with big chains in both selection and price. Based in Los Angeles, Close Out Store offers more than 25,000 products and includes everything from electronics to clothing by the pallet, lot, case, or truckload.  To president Cesar Leon, the company is successful because of the relationship between the buyers and the supplier. “Since we started the business, we have always treated anybody who comes and purchased... 

Signs and More from SJT Enterprises

People love to show off the things that they are proud of, allowing them to announce to the world their favorite sports teams and other passions. SJT Enterprises sells a vast collection of signs ideal for game rooms and other man caves around the country. Celebrating 27 years in business this March, SJT started out as a small sideline business in a spare bedroom, growing into about 7,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. SJT’s best-selling items are wooden plaques with either various dog breeds or professional and college sports teams... 

The Original Bed Sheet Wholesaler

Country Club Products offers quality bed sheets at the lowest possible price to a broad range of independent retailers and flea market customers. A family business founded in 1940, the company began with a 75,000 square foot factory in Brooklyn, and the wholesaler bought its first factory in China about 15 years ago. Moving into a 950,000 square foot facility with 25 loading docks in Elizabeth, New Jersey five years ago, Country Club now has a total of four factories and 40 employees in the United States. “We are the original bed sheet wholesaler,... 

Music Merchandise from American Tee Shirt

February 1, 2012 by Justin Carretta  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

American Tee Shirt, Ltd. was founded 23 years ago in Bob Moraux’s garage, focusing on music merchandise, and has grown over time to the point where the wholesaler now has about one million items ready to ship from its 20,000 square foot warehouse in Pipersville, PA. For Moraux, American Tee Shirt’s success comes from providing high-quality goods that are often rare and hard-to-find. “We’ve been able to develop some great relationships with the major licensing companies to take their excess merchandise, be it from tour or retail, and redistribute... 

SmokersVapor E-Cigs

January 27, 2012 by Jaclyn Allard  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

According to a recent International Business Times article, e-cigarettes (e-cigs) are catering to a new generation of smokers; a generation that wants to smoke anywhere, anytime and save money. Since e-cigarettes cannot be marketed as therapeutic nicotine cessation devices, Barry Gray, owner of SmokersVapor, is careful not to guarantee benefits beyond the label of an alternative smoking device, but suggests that with the right planning, smokers may be able to cut back on traditional smoking. However, one thing Gray can guarantee is old-fashioned... 

Florida Trading Bucks the Trends

Wholesaling can be a “monkey see, monkey do” industry, but Bay Headwear, doing business as Florida Trading, refuses to blindly follow the crowd. Hong Ung, Florida Trading’s manager, was previously a store manager for a major chain, and knows that what sells well in chains doesn’t necessarily sell in the independent stores. Since Florida Trading began importing and wholesaling in 2005, being different has been a major focus. “We refuse to be a sheep in the market,” Ung says. “There are a lot of wholesalers out there that just try to... 

Gem and Mineral Products from Eloxite

Eloxite, a wholesale distributor of rock hound supplies, jewelry parts, beads and beading supplies, rock grinding equipment and more, was founded in 1955 by Robert Berry and was initially located in his Omaha, Nebraska basement. He soon moved to Wheatland, Wyoming, a location the company has now operated out of for more than 45 years. “He was a rock hound and rock collector, and came to Wyoming because he had some agate and jade claims out here,” says Pat Murphy, Eloxite’s president. “Somebody mentioned the building we’re in now was for... 

High Markups and Fast Service from DP and Company

December 28, 2011 by Justin Carretta  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

DP and Company sells wholesale tools, tarps, air soft guns, knives and swords to flea markets, independent retailers and online sellers. Offering incredibly low prices, DP ships quickly and has an extensive range of products for sale. “The core of the company has always been our tool selection and our tarps,” says Michael Averett, marketing director. “We import our tarps directly and they’re some of the highest quality tarps that you can get in the United States.” “Our biggest growth segment over the past couple years has definitely... 

Shelf-Pulled and Overstock Clothing from AllState Liquidation

December 22, 2011 by Justin Carretta  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

AllState Liquidation has provided wholesale liquidation of men’s, women’s and junior’s apparel to domestic and international customers for more than a decade, offering smaller lot sizes that are affordable to a wide range of buyers. Selling to eBay merchants, thrift stores, online clothing sites, brick and mortar clothing stores, and even other wholesalers, AllState knows that to get repeat customers, the quality needs to be high. “These are all new products, shelf-pulled or overstock, with no irregulars or returns, and most of them have... 

Closeout and Wholesale Deals from Global Imports

December 14, 2011 by Justin Carretta  
Filed under Featured Suppliers, Supplier Zone

Global Imports, Inc., selling online at Hunnt.com, is a wholesale and closeout company that primarily caters to small businesses, allowing independent retailers to purchase high-quality goods at prices close to what large chains pay. Featuring products for sale either at fixed prices or through an auction process, Hunnt.com imports directly from China and specializes in fashion jewelry, apparel, toys, electronics, general merchandise and a whole lot more. “Because we are a closeout company, sometimes the prices are so good, the merchandise doesn’t... 

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