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Exciting news! Independent Retailer is rebranding as Wholesale Central. We will still deliver our followers all of the latest retail and small business news and tips, but now under Wholesale Central. Please enjoy our new website, blog.wholesalecentral.com!

Great gifts anytime of the year. Scented candles @WoodWickCandles classy figures from @EnescoLimited and inside out mugs from #WPL #Glossop #cardgains @CyrilService @greetingstoday @Prog_Greetings

Retail media are ads featured on a retail website, app, or marketplace at or near a point of purchase. They're a powerful digital marketing tool that targets shoppers and shows them content relevant to their interests. #retailers #Marketing buff.ly/3UArHjA

Importing and exporting can help your business expand either at home or abroad, but it is important to follow all laws and regulations to stay up and running. #retailers #SmallBusiness buff.ly/3qDceBm

How can brands prep for a successful 2022 holiday season? ❄️Hire the right staff & support systems ❄️Set expectations up front ❄️Create seamless purchasing experiences online & in store Get even more tips from Simplr's VP of Partner Success in @indretailer hubs.ly/Q01mq6Pm0

Companies who manage to balance stock levels reactively, replenishing a steady stream of their best-selling products as the orders came in; are successfully growing their business. #retailers #smallbusinessowner buff.ly/3D81rH2

In this article, small business owners to share the strangest, funniest, and silliest complaints they’ve received from customers buff.ly/3AWFRDz #SmallBusiness #smallbusinessowners

The number of women-owned businesses dropped 25 percent during the early months of the pandemic. To support women entrepreneurs, and some of the most valuable things you can offer are your influence, knowledge, and network. #retailers buff.ly/3wE2lac

You have a product idea in your head. Before you get too excited and pump the gas on your idea, it is crucial to find a reliable manufacturer that will craft quality products and ultimately make consumers want to purchase them. #manufacturing #branding buff.ly/3R5UCd2

The cookie is crumbling. Following Google’s announcement of the elimination of third-party cookies to be completed by the end of 2024, marketers have become increasingly concerned about the cookieless future. #analytics #marketing buff.ly/3cB0nQP

Current fraud controls such as IP and geolocation intelligence are very easy to spoof, and that is not enough to fight against BNPL fraud. In order to avoid a fraud epidemic, we should consider stronger identity proofing mechanisms. #retailers #fraud buff.ly/3R99gjW

H&M’s mid-market brand Cos is diving into #wholesale for the first time with three new partnerships for Autumn 2022, including Nordstrom in the US, Breuninger in Germany and e-tailer Yoox globally buff.ly/3AiMEWU

Aside from hosting pop-up and in-store events, fall fairs and festivals are great ways to get your brand name out there and score some new loyal customers. Here are some product ideas to fill a booth. #retailers buff.ly/3TcrsKQ

By design, Instagram is a video and photo-friendly social media platform, but consumers are now using it as part of their shopping process more than ever before. #retailers #instagram buff.ly/3PLktWd

Americans are being forced to make hard choices as they navigate an increasingly expensive economy, with prices remaining much higher than they have done in recent years. Here's what's changing... #retailers #consumerspending buff.ly/3PLjJQK

Gen Z and Millennials are planning to buy more secondhand clothing due to rising costs, which now puts it as one of the fastest-growing online activities. #retailers #Clothing buff.ly/3T3a5Mi

“Customers have high expectations. We're all used to easy ordering & fast fulfillment, so retailers are expecting the same from their suppliers. You cannot meet all of these expectations w/o #warehouseautomation." Read more: @indretailer my.sociabble.com/bmmH1RQ2SfaP

DYK 56% of Americans plan to take their holiday shopping online?🛒 Supporting this avalanche of shoppers will truly be an around-the-clock task.❄️ Simplr's VP of Partner Success shares how brands can prep for a successful 2022 holiday season hubs.ly/Q01kZ6hX0 @indretailer

Avoid ERP System Pitfalls. Brands on a smaller budget often turn to ‘single point’ solutions to overhaul their operations cheaply and easily. #retailers #ERP buff.ly/3w7SNE1

The best performing wholesalers know that growing revenue only through new customer acquisition is not an efficient way to scale. Growing revenue by keeping low churn using up-sells, cross-sells, and expanded use is more profitable. #wholesale buff.ly/3Ceda6f

Consumers leave bits of personal information behind them like trails of breadcrumbs, but web3 puts users in control of their data. Digital wallets are the key to web3 access. #blockchaintechnology #Marketing buff.ly/3QMfMMH