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Wholesalers Expand of July products, kids jewelry and set up just like at a Costco,”
Online Offerings
and so on. One of our hottest says Weil, adding, “we ship or-
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new categories is items carrying ders within 24 hours.” Buyers
the peace sign. We have ap- are invited to visit the ware-
says Craig Weil, president. “We
proximately 75 different items house to select product and
add approximately 200 new
carrying the peace sign, and shop onsite.
items every week,” he adds.
they are in very high demand,” While buyers can place or-
The company has been on
he reports. ders directly online through
the Internet for 10 years and
According to Weil, “100 per-
wholesalecentral.com, they can
conducts online shopping
cent of our inventory is shown order by email and fax. Weil
through
wholesalecentral.com.
in photos on the site with de- notes, “We encourage buyers to
“We don’t require buyers to log
scriptions and wholesale prices. order by phone, so we can have
in,” says Weil, “and our website
We’re zeroing in on items that a dialog to help ensure they are
features an easy click and shop
retail at the $1 to $2 pricepoints,” getting product directly suited
capability. There is a directory
he says. “And all are carded, so to their business.” He also
of all categories along the left
retailers can put them on the notes that inventory changes
side of the home page, and it is
selling fl oor immediately.” frequently and quickly.
very explicit.”
The company has just moved Since stock at Discount
“That allows buyers to go
into a new 20,000 square foot Wholesalers in Chester Springs,
immediately to items of interest,
showroom and warehouse. PA changes so quickly, Saja
such as drug store items, 4th
“Items are stacked by category
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