Sometimes staying ahead of the tech curve leaves loyal customers behind. Online DVD-by-mail rental leader Netflix plans to stave off technological extinction by shifting away from mailbox DVDs and, instead, streaming entertainment directly to set-top boxes, delivering films on demand. With a click of the remote, Netflix subscribers with high-speed Internet connections and the right set-top box get instant cinema … sans storage disk. The good news is that the Netflix set-top box is cheaper than the competition. The $99.99 five-inch square device is easy to hook up and costs less than one-half similar devices from Apple and Vudu. 

JP Communications, Inc. and ASAP Show, Inc. today reveal a strategic partnership intended to collectively benefit overseas manufacturers, US wholesalers, and global resellers of clothing and fashion accessories by making it easier for them to connect and source products online. The agreement will unite the web-based network published by JP Communications with the premier sourcing show and one-stop marketplace for sourcing apparel overseas run by the ASAP Show.

The industry is happily welcoming the new partnership. JP Communications is a leading producer of wholesale industry web sites and the ASAP Show is the longest running sourcing show in North America, where US wholesalers go to meet global ready-made garment manufacturers. This alliance will help manufacturers from abroad showcase their products and services to US companies, while giving US wholesalers and resellers many more sourcing options.

Discounts on volume purchases, no minimum order amounts and worldwide shipping options are just a few things that many retailers and resellers alike look for when considering to make a purchase from a wholesale supplier. This is why we are pleased to have our friends over at CTS Wholesale Sunglasses listed within our featured wholesalers section of our newsroom.

Customers who choose CTS Wholesale Sunglasses as their wholesale supplier are buying direct from the manufacturer so they are ensured that they’re getting the lowest prices available to boost their profit margins. And with their designer inspired sunglasses, finding popular styles will never be easier. Aside from their hot selling replica sunglasses, CTS Wholesale Sunglasses carries a huge selection of shutter shades, fashionable reading glasses and styles for kids.

Take advantage of their monthly specials and package deals starting as low as $60 for 36 pairs.

TopTenWholesale.com, owned by JP Communications, Inc., is releasing a new refined search feature today. The new function, referred to as S.A.S.E.©, will display the most probable results for commonly misspelled words and irregular searches. The acronym S.A.S.E.© stands for Synonymous Algorithm Search Enhancer and is being launched as part of an effort to add to the relevancy of search results pages displayed to wholesale buyers searching for products.

TopTenWholesale.com is bolstering its search features to compensate for human errors made while searching and to lower the search failure rate from wholesale buyers searching for suppliers.

An example of how S.A.S.E.© works: If a buyer visits TopTenWholesale.com and performs a search for the keyword “hanbags”, a common misspelling for “handbags,” the terms are connected manually, as to provide the most relevant results, and to bring wholesalers the most targeted and highest qualified traffic. The new feature will decrease search failure rates due to typos, commonly misspelled words, and synonynmous keywords.

Internet taxes have been fiercely debated since the first ban passed the U.S. Congress in 1998. That moratorium, set to expire November 2007, was extended for several more years at the eleventh hour. But those taxes had one thing in common: All were levied on Internet access or services. Internet sales taxes for goods purchased online were not on the Tax Man’s agenda … until now. Let’s back up a bit. Many groups eye revenues from Internet taxes: Budget-crunched state and local governments, groups speaking for shopping centers or brick-and-mortar retailers who claim tax-free online sellers get unfair competitive advantage … or that e-Commerce ruins storefront merchants who do pay taxes. Traditional telecom services joined the pro-Internet Taxation chorus, as the market demanded more voice-over-IP services, which are free of special regulatory fees that fall to landline customers. Again, that tax battle raged over Internet access or services.

Small business owners can easily pick from a local pool of business and contract lawyers when they incorporate or at tax time. Entrepreneurs with a unique product, design or manufacturing method often can walk through their own Patent & Trademark applications online. But where do you find answers for sticky employment law questions?

Q: Do all employees need an NDA?
Q: How long can you set a Non-Compete Contract with a new sales hire that will stand in a dispute?
Q: Do old hire, promotion and workplace habits leave your business open to a discrimination suit?
Q: Is there a local attorney experienced in Whistleblower cases for just-in-case legal consultation?
Q: Is there a fair, equitable and legal way to terminate non-performers?

Meet MEL – http://MyEmploymentLawyer.com — a legal information and referral resource developed by Employment Law specialist Neil Klingshirn. The MyEmploymentLawyer (MEL) site is actually a network of employment lawyers across the United States. MEL:

Peter J. Hayes, chief operating officer and chief merchandising officer of Variety Wholesalers, will be honored the Off-Price Industry’s Man of the Year. Sponsored by the Off-Price Apparel Association, the dinner and entertainment event will be held at the Treasure Island Casino & Hotel on August 24, during the Off-Price Specialist Show in Las Vegas.
Based in Henderson, North Carolina, Variety Wholesalers, Inc. operates three value-priced retail chains consisting of approximately 450 discount stores scattered throughout 18 states, primarily in the southeast. The stores carry a broad mix of family apparel, including shores, accessories, and sleepwear as well as an extensive assortment of home goods, domestics, electronics, toys, health and beauty aids, and food items.
Beginning his retail career at Hill’s Department Stores, Peter has served as chairman and CEO of Gold Circle/Richway, a division of Federated Department Stores; CEO of Childworld/Children’s Palace; and president and COO of Family Dollar Stores. After living in mainland China for five years, he became president of Retail Exchange, a Gordon Brothers Company and then CEO of Odd Job Stores and Mazel Wholesale, one of the largest hardlines off-price retailers.

The Off-Price Specialist Center recently announced that the Army-Navy Military Expo (ANM Expo) will co-locate at their August Off-Price Show at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas on August 23-26, 2008.
Operating as a “show within a show,” the ANM Expo will maintain its unique collegial atmosphere wherein close knit relationships are so central to the Army-Navy industry while attracts more niche military and outdoor retail buyers.
At the same time, the co-location will promote new opportunities and greater connectivity for buyers and vendors in both the apparel and army-navy surplus industries.

“The addition of the ANM Expo to our August event reinforces our commitment to finding new markets and subsequent value opportunities for our exhibitors and buyers,” said Julie Ichiba, Executive Show Director for the Off-Price Specialist Center. “Having 100 new booths and 900 new buyers from this niche military and outdoor merchandise segment is a very nice fit for our concept.”
Brent Heavner, a member of the ANM Expo management team, stated, “Making the Army-Navy Military Expo part of Off-Price will give many buyers an opportunity to view more products without adding another trade show to their busy schedules.”

The Off-Price Specialist Center recently announced new dates for its major August event during Las Vegas Fashion Week. The Show will open on Saturday, August 23 and close on Tuesday, August 26.
The change from a five-day to a four-day Show was in direct response to exhibitors’ wishes. Executive Show Director Julie Ichiba says, “Our exhibitors have been asking for a four-day Show for a while now. With our Saturday opening, we will open two days before MAGIC (August 25 – 27) and most of the other Las Vegas Fashion Week Shows. Buyers will have time to get into town for the weekend and shop our show for the great below wholesale deals on quality apparel, footwear, and accessories that our exhibitors offer.”
The August Off-Price Specialist Show is held in Hall G at the Sands Expo & Convention Center. The Show will be open from 8 AM – 6 PM on all four days.

February 7, 2008 – Long Beach, California - Value Price Expo LLC has announced the premier staging of a new product wholesale sourcing event connects powerhouse wholesale product suppliers with retailers and other volume-purchasing professionals at a show timed perfectly for just-in-time summer sales delivery taking place at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel Las Vegas
on May 6-8.

The announcement of this new merchandise market has been met with enthusiasm from audiences of wholesalers and attending retailers, with the inaugural show already off to a brisk start. Value priced industry leading companies such as CWC Inventories, Leon Korol Company, Libra Inc., Mazel Company, Consolidated International, Wisconsin Toys, X-S Merchandise Inc., and Liss Global Inc. have already reserved their exhibit space at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel, with additional companies coming on board daily.