/ Technology

How the web offers an edge to small closeout retailers

Small retailers can work with manufacturers that offer unique products and buy closeout lots that would be too small for mass merchants, said Dollar Days executives at IRCE 2008.

Posted 06/19/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Liquidity Services buys Wholesale411.com

Liquidity Services, an owner of web sites that sell excess goods and wholesale products, has acquired Wholesale411.com, it said today. Liquidity says its wholesale sites now generate more than 3 million business searches a month for goods and services.

Posted 07/13/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

DollarDays.com relaunches with new search and merchandising features

DollarDays.com, a web site that wholesales general merchandise to 425,000 small independent retailers, relaunched today with redesigned navigation and site search features. DollarDays has doubled its number of registered users in the past year, it says.

Posted 03/08/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Liquidity Services launches GoWholesale.com as a search portal

The operator of surplus-goods auction site Liquidation.com has launched GoWholesale.com for retailers who prefer to find wholesalers rather than bid on excess merchandise. The new site caters to smaller retailers, says general manager Asad Haroon.

Posted 06/23/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

eBay grows its wholesale product categories tenfold

EBay is offering 250 categories of wholesale products within its Wholesale Lots section, up from 25 a year ago, covering everything from jewelry to auto parts.

Posted 10/15/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

eBay’s latest expansion efforts take it into b2b territory

eBay is channeling b2b sales for companies like Motorola Corp., which is finding a whole new universe of buyers of all sizes. Wholesale is one of eBay’s fastest growing areas.

Posted 12/12/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Big Lots launches BigLotsWholesale.com

Big Lots Wholesale, doing business for 34 years, has opened a web site for retailers to purchase closeout inventory at steep discounts.

Posted 11/01/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

Americsmart.com adds six to eMarketplace

AmericasMart.com added six gift and gift & resort exhibitors to the online eMarketplace. The new exhibitors include Ancient Games; Cabin Candlery; Main Street Marketing; Sarah's Attic; Wood Stuff and Country Carver. AmericasMart.com is an independent digital trading exchange providing e-commerce and informational services for wholesalers, manufacturers and sales representatives, and retailers. AmericasMart.com is designed as a location for...

Posted 01/30/2001Don DavisPost a comment

IRCE 2009: Annual meeting of e-commerce

The real energy of the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition comes from its attendee base, which is like that of no other e-retailing conference.

Posted 04/30/2009Internet RetailerPost a comment

Direct to retailers

Wholesalers are finding many of the same benefits—and challenges—of using the web that retailers have found.

Posted 06/03/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment