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VOL. 42 NO. 4

AUGUST 2022

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BLANK TEES. ............... 28

BOUTIQUE CLOSEOUTS. ..... 51

CAPSMITH ............. 20-21

CLOTHINGWARE ........... 71

DD BULK ................... 60

FASHIONABLE SALES. ....... 63

FLIRTY WHOLESALE ........ 24

KARMA CIRCLE. ............ 03

SCARF WAREHOUSE ........ 84

STYLISH PLUS .............. 45

T SHIRT REP ................ 88

UIN DEALS ................. 61

UNIVERSE WHOLESALE. ..... 47

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BEAN WHOLESALERS ....... 24

DINO DROPSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

DOBA DROPSHIP ........... 15

EVERYTHING CLOSEOUTS ... 70

EZ DROPSHIP. .............. 68

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MEGA UBID ................ 74

RAMSONS IMPORTS ........ 13

SWEET WHOLESALERS ...... 55

TOP TEN WHOLESALE ....... 83

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BUYERS CONTACTS ......... 79

CLOSEOUT DIRECTORY ..... 89

HIDDEN WEALTH ........... 82

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WHOLE-CELL .............. 73

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5” Patches $36.00 dz

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Patches $18.00 dz

Metal Sign

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SNEAKER CLEARANCE. ......59

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Magnets 3”x8” $18.00 dz

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DAKOTA STEEL ART ......16/17

MERCHANDISE REP .........56

RUG PROFITS...............75

RUSH SUPPLIERS ...........64

SANDERS COLLECTION ......04

JEWELRY/

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BLING WHOLESALER ..........67

BODY CANDY HQ ...........41

BUND JEWELRY.............49

CLOSEOUTS FOR SALE. ......23

HEAVENLY WHOLESALE .....38

HIP WHOLESALE............27

JEWEL CLEARANCE .........26

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SHAKE WHOLESALE. ........76

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SOARING RC ............... 50

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ASD MARKET WEEK ......... 31

THE MARKET CENTER ....... 18

WATCHES & CLOCKS

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ESTABLISHED IN 1981 as a buying source for store

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a large national circulation to showcase their products

and services. Many of our readers are located in rural

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TOP INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS 2022

JANUARY

Atlanta Gift Fair

Los Angeles Market Week

Philadelphia Gift & Variety Show

Seattle Gift Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

FEBRUARY

ASD Marketplace Las Vegas Show

Louisville Gift Show

Magic Sourcing Show

New York Toy Fair

Off Price Specialist Show

Rocky Mountain Gift Show

MARCH

Atlanta Spring Gift Show

California Marketplace

Dallas Apparel & Accessories Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

APRIL

Hawaii Merchandise Expo

The Merchandise Center, IL

MAY

Las Vegas Licensing Show

New Orleans Gift & Jewelry Show

Northern Michigan Gift & Souvenir Show

Off Price Show NY TBD

The Merchandise Center, IL

JUNE

Dallas Gift & Variety Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

LA Fashion Market

JULY

Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings

California Marketplace

Philadelphia Gift & Variety Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

AUGUST

ASD Market Week

Biloxi Wholesale Show

Louisville Gift Show

Off Price Specialist Show

New Orleans Gift & Jewelry Show

Rocky Mountain Gift Show TBD

St. Louis Gift Show

SEPTEMBER

Asia America Wholesale Show

Dallas Home & Gift Show

Greensboro Gfit & Jewelry Show

Hawaii Gift Show

Norton’s Gift & Variety Show

Philadelphia Candy & Gift Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

OCTOBER

Dallas Apparel & Accessories Show

Las Vegas Souvenir & Gift Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

NOVEMBER

Gatlinburg Gift Show

Hawaii Merchandise Expo

New Orleans Gift & Jewelry Show

Smoky Mountain Variety

DECEMBER

Grand Strand Gift & Variety Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

Our Large Holiday Issue Hits The Mails Before Thanksgiving to

Maximize Advertisers Results!

We provide physical magazines at shows or email free

digital magazine to attendees using Attendee database lists.

* Show schedules are subject to change without notice.


From the

PUBLISHER

Winding Down The Summer….Gearing Up For Holidays

WE’RE halfway through the summer

season and if you’re like most retailers

you’re dragging through the second half

of it. If your business does not directly

benefit from the summer it’s always a

difficult time. Buy there is a bright side to

look forward to and these coming events

will make your cash register ring loudly.

THIS month is traditionally the time

for college frenzy. Students and their

parents will scurry around to gather all

the necessities for going off to college

that their child will need. Often, this

mini shopping spree is left for late in

the month, causing bedlam and chaos

for the retailer. Remember the boy scout

motto, “Be Prepared.”

WHILE back-to-school will continue

through September this month marks

its official start. It’s time to get back

into the academic spirit, pop on the

old beanie and market school supplies,

apparel, accessories and all of the items

related to our student customers. Spend

some time updating your selling spaces

to encourage shopping. Bright colors,

props, etc., can make the difference in

parting your customers with their cash.

AUGUST is also a great time for those

who cater to any type of tourist and travel

as folks will try to get their last fling of

summer travel and entertaining in. Be

aware of these opportunities that may be

around your store, especially if you are

along the way to a tourist resort area.

WITH the high price of gas and

consumers feeling the effects of our

current inflation, it will continue to be

>> ON-LINE SOURCING

a good sales season for local merchants

as more shoppers choose to shop local.

Spruce up your merchandise offerings

and try to attract these shoppers into

your business.

THIS month is also the time to get your

store organized for the upcoming busy

season that will soon be approaching.

Many retailers spend this last month of

the summer to redecorate, change out

fixtures and signs to bring a clean and

fresh look to their stores. If you are slow,

it’s the perfect time to organize your

inventory and stockroom so you will be

quicker and more efficient when things

get busy.

AUGUST also brings us some of the

best trade shows of the year. Shows

like ASD Marketweek, Dallas Apparel,

MAGIC, NACDS Total Store and Stylemax

will connect wholesalers with retailers

looking for new goods. We are also proud

to be show sponsors of ASD Marketweek

since 1981 and look forward to meeting

many of our readers and advertisers at

the event later this month.

HANG on and September will be here

before you know it, bringing with it the

excitement of a new season and the

start of our holiday sales. So, instead of

dragging through the remaining month

of the summer, we should be anxiously

preparing for what is yet to come. By

carefully planning and selecting the right

merchandise you will reap the rewards of

the season. Keep an eye out for new and

exciting goods and be the first store in

your area to offer it.

The entire issue of

Retailers Forum Magazine

is posted on-line at

www.RetailersForum.com

Includes: Website Links *

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WHAT’S HOT

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CELEBRATING 51 YEARS

WHEN Forum celebrated our 41st anniversary in May of this year we

reflected back on many of our long time advertisers and

supporters and one of our oldest clients was Ramson’s Imports.

They’ve been around 51 years and the family run business is

one of the most professional and honest wholesale businesses

that has ever been in our industry!

RAMSON’S is one of the country’s largest suppliers of

bandannas, flags, hats, jewelry, magnets and novelties and

offers many licensed military and sports products. They retain

an A+ BBB rating and ship promptly from their own warehouses.

Their huge 148 page catalog is available on their website.

THIS month’s hot item is their wide assortment of metal and

tin signs starting at $3.75

PROFIT WITH THE WIND

SOME of our favorite products are also some of the simplest! You’ve

probably seen wind spinners in people’s yards and envied the

grace and beauty of them. The wind spinner business is a BIG

one and when you have the right wholesaler it makes a world

of difference.

DAKOTA Steel Art wind spinners are proudly made in the

USA and guaranteed rust-proof (important for an outdoor item!)

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RETAILING NEWS

Inflation, Product Scarcity Fueling Resale Market

THERE us an expression, especially in fashion, “What is old is new again!” Rising prices and

merchandise shortages have been driving the growth of re-commerce these days and digital

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RESALE is one of the fastest growing segments of the retail economy. In the clothing sector,

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MORE consumers are saying that they are willing to buy secondhand, with interest in

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WITH cost-of-living increases that are making Americans more budget conscious and

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MOST recently, IKEA expanded its “Buy Back and Resell” program to all its U.S. stores after

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tables, desks and un-upholstered chairs, for IKEA store credit.

A growing number of other retailers, including outdoor brands REI and Patagonia, and

clothing brands Lululemon and Eileen Fisher, have buy back programs for used goods.

IT is believed that when retailers bring the resale business in-house they will receive much

more benefit than outsourcing it. It keeps their existing shoppers engaged and encourages

them to buy more goods with the store credits they receive for their returns.

Staples Drop-Off Program

OFFICE supply chain Staples is following the lead of retailers like Kohl’s and is planning to use

its stores as drop-off locations for returns of goods sold by other online brands.

STAPLES is partnering with returns and reverse logistics tech firm Optoro to allow consumers

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Optoro and Staples plan to have the program, called Express Returns, in place in time for

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THE Staples partnership reflects the growing realization by retailers that while Americans love

buying online, they greatly prefer making returns in stores, especially when they don’t have to

box up and label the return themselves. This has been a key strength of Walmart and Target is

that customers can easily return merchandise to the physical stores of the retailers. Staples will

now join that club.

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continued from last issue ...

Principle Five:

When in Doubt, Join Membership

To gain the favorable attention of the group’s

power structure, join the membership committee.

Membership dues are the lifeblood of local

clubs like the chamber of commerce, Rotary

Club, and many professional associations. The

person who adds cash to the coffers gets the attention

of those in charge.

One public relations agency president rose

quickly to the board of directors of a chamber

of commerce through the membership route.

She joined the chamber’s membership committee

and sent a letter to all her clients selling

them on the benefits of becoming part of the

chamber. She met with many key board members

and sought their advice on “how she could

help the chamber.” When the chamber sold tables

for major luncheon events, she bought a

table and resold the seats to clients. It was hard

work, but she rose through the ranks. And she

won a great number of new clients – all influential

chamber board members – from the strategy

too.

Principle Six:

Visibility Through Volunteering

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7 Principles for Maximizing Membership Opportunities

How to Position Yourself for Success • My Niche is Better than Your Niche

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Whether it’s politics, charitable arts groups, or

medical-related organizations, there is always

a need for people who can raise funds. These

are the folks who garner the attention of the

leaders.

Once entrenched in a committee, volunteer for

a specific project. Then use it as a vehicle to conduct

informational interviews with key people

inside and outside the organization.

ALL DOORS OPEN TO A VOLUNTEER

Do you have a particular interest or area of expertise

that would benefit an organization?

Suggest to the board that you’d like to form a

task force to investigate it. In effect you will be

forming your own committee. Then use the

task force to interview board members and

other potential linkages about the issue. Breakfast

and lunch with allies you are nurturing to

gain their input. Attend the board meeting to

issue your task force report. You may even

want to offer to turn the task force findings

over to the newsletter editor so the membership

can learn more.

You also can gain visibility by volunteering

your services to the program chairperson. That

person has a year’s worth of speakers to book,

and you’ll be taking weight off his or her shoulders

if you offer to fill a slot – or if you volunteer

your boss or client to serve as a speaker.

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When you join a group, ask the program chairperson

for the list of upcoming topics to be covered

and the ones for which speakers are

needed. Crisis public relations was the topic

one professional organization wanted to cover.

Scheduled several months into the year, the

program chairperson hadn’t even begun to contact

potential speakers when she got a call from

a well-known public relations man who had

years of experience. The man got the speaking

engagement and the visibility as someone who

can adeptly put out fires under pressure.

Informational Interviewing Techniques

We all know that people like to give advice.

That’s why everyone prefers to serve on an advisory

committee – not to mention that it involves

much less work than a real committee.

Use this to your advantage. Many people who

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don’t have time to meet with you probably

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club or organization to give advice on certain

issues. This gets you in the door. Once you are

in the door, make good use of the person’s time.

And Work Hard, But Not Too Hard

Work toward becoming a leader of the group,

but avoid assignments that require maximum

work with minimum reward.

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Principle Seven:

If Your Group Doesn’t Exist, Form It

When you discover that an organization

doesn’t exist in an area where you want to form

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with both of your names on it to an outside

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When potential clients want to see samples of

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A special luncheon held to recognize their work

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5. Have duplicates of the award made to give to

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Below are several career choices that lend

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Why should they buy from

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you concrete examples.

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A theater producer once said that if you can’t

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whizzing by will miss the message. Don’t let

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message as they whiz through life.

If you have the right stuff, contact the Directory

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After the subject, list your

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Include a few words

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Include both your work and home telephone

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The next step is to determine which media people

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Movement Golden Watch

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$17.99

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