Showing posts with label "Online Shopping". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Online Shopping". Show all posts

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Streamlining Your Wholesale Business With Point Of Sale Software

When most people think of wholesale businesses they will typically picture large and probably dingy warehouse, filled to the roof with goods. Whilst there are still some businesses that fit into this description quite readily; the reality is that the wholesale business has come a long way in recent years. In order to meet ever stricter health and safety regulations, wholesale businesses have had to modernise their warehouse operation to minimise the chance of accidents in what has been a traditionally risky working environment. We have also seen the introduction of new technologies into the wholesale sector; a must for companies looking to survive in the current economic climate. One popular choice has been the implementation of point of sale software, which can provide numerous benefits to the business and their customers.
Stock management:
Perhaps the most important assistance that point of sale software can provide you in running your wholesale business focuses on stock management. By inputting data regarding stock as it arrives in the warehouse you can accurately track the level of stock that you have. This of course means that you can ensure that you never run out of those popular goods. The ability to pullout relevant information on past transactions means that you can also monitor performance levels of specific lines and stock them accordingly.
Account tracking:
Any wholesaler will have to at some point offer credit to their customers – especially new business that are just starting out. It is of course important to record all invoices an accurate manner in order to maintain the balance of accounts. A good point of sale software solution will automatically log new transactions to the relevant account and calculate the balance; removing the chance of human error.
Quick transactions:
In order to keep customers coming back to your wholesalers you want to provide them with the best possible experience. An easy to navigate warehouse is essential, as is the ability to quickly get through the checkout. Point of sale software with integrated barcode readers makes the till area a faster moving environment and reduces queuing time. Again you have the plus of removing human error when inputting prices.
Staffing levels:
Less man hours will be required in all areas of your wholesale business thanks to point of sale software. Less administration will be required, there will be no need to undertake regular stock checks and due to quicker payment processing less open tills will be needed. This of course means that you will require less staff; a saving which you can put towards the cost that having point of sale software installed.
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This post has been written by Martin. Martin has a great experience in wholesale racking and shelving.
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Monday, 12 September 2011

Online Networking and Marketing Tools for your Wholesale Business


 
Don’t be hesitant to establish an online identity for your wholesale business. You’d be surprised at how easy it is to set up an accessible profile for your company on the web, and you’d be even more surprised at the business it could bring in for your company. Whether you’re looking out for retailers to buy from your company or you want to export products overseas, the web can be a great arena for attracting new interests to your wholesale business. What follows are a few resources you can rely on to successfully market and network your wholesale business.
LinkedIn:
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for businesspeople and entrepreneurs of all areas. It’s free to start a LinkedIn profile for your wholesale business or for yourself as a representative of the business. Simply follow the instructions on the site’s homepage to set up a basic profile. LinkedIn gives you a completion graph that encourages you to make a “complete” profile. A “complete” profile entails more than just entering your company’s information: LinkedIn counts adding connections and contacting other profiles as necessary to building a healthy profile. It’s clear that this site emphasizes networking, so you know the profiles you encounter here will mean business.
You can use this profile as a springboard into other wholesalers’ business networks which might be able to give you tips and insight to the industry’s current climate. The breadth and depth of professional resources available on LinkedIn are staggering: thousands of professionals join the site every day, so there’s always a chance that you’ll encounter a new valuable resource for your business.
Blogger or Wordpress:
Believe it or not, you can get good exposure for your wholesale business by keeping a company blog. Many businesses maintain blogs to issue releases on current events within the company or regarding news relevant to a business’s trade. With wholesale, you could blog about new products in your inventory, changes in your business’s organization, or personal stories about the staff at your company.
Customize your business’s blog to accommodate your target audience. Blogging is meant to familiarize a reader with the author, and in this case the reader will likely be someone in retail. Focus on writing about items that will interest potential buyers.  Write regularly about daily activities and news relevant to the business. Readers who become familiar to your business’s happenings may be more inclined to contact you as a customer.
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This is a guest post by Susan Wells. Susan is from insurance quote guide, she writes on topics including health/car/life insurance, mortgage, real estate.
 
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Friday, 25 February 2011

Things that put off people from online wholesale

 There are various factors that fascinate people to take interest in wholesale business and make them serious to plunge into it. They see customers putting orders again and again and let them earn lot of money. Today the article is entitled to highlight few things that can put off people from online wholesale. Although it seems easier to grab the customers but it is harder to hold them for long with you. Being a wholesaler, one must take care of these things and try not to annoy his clients and several potential customers.

1. Website outlook and its content --- Every second of your customers, who come to visit your site, is valuable, no doubt. There are several abbreviations that are in practical use and are used on websites as well. One other thing that is commonly observed on many websites is grammatical and spelling mistakes. But you should keep in mind that there are several people who are not fully aware of these abbreviations and spelling mistakes that can put them off of filing any order or carrying out any transaction with you.
2. Online Advertising --- When someone appears online, the first thing that he comes across is different kinds of advertising and the last thing that bangs at him, is advertising again. This thing applies to every kind of wholesale websites either it is a known site or any unknown site, all are overfilled with banners, advertising and any form (which they can apply) of marketing. Heavy marketing gives a feeling of “LOST”. Always try not to use heavy marketing techniques because such things can drive your customers off from your website.
3. Frauds --- People are afraid of the anonymity of internet and it is their perception that things are not the way as these things are being pretended. This deception is not limited to any specific form of online community as simple deception is started from chat rooms and then reached to orders’ disorders. wholesalers have ripped off this thing in another fashion and loose their potential customers. It is another thing that every time a retailer loses money due to a fraud wholesale purchase, they lose faith in online wholesale.

You might have noticed these things but did not pay attention to these pointers but if someone wants to become a successful wholesalers and wants to increase the sales of wholesale products offered by him then he must follow these pointers.

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Thursday, 24 February 2011

Primary Concerns Of Wholesalers

Primary concern of wholesalers is to maintain their position in the market. The first and foremost issue faced by the wholesalers is the disintermediation of marketing channels. Disintermediation here refers to the removal of wholesalers form the marketing channel, leading to direct transaction between the manufacturers and the buyers. This disintermediation is quite a concern for wholesalers, especially those who do not operate as a dominant entity within a distribution channel. Wholesalers have to try to create greater value for their services so that the retailers do not choose to transact directly with the manufacturers by bypassing the wholesaler.

Yet another concern of wholesalers is the location of facilities. If a very large facility is needed, it becomes very difficult to decide where to locate the business. In some areas, land costs are too high to utilize the space for wholesale business. Wholesalers have to consider a number of factors while selecting a facility location such as access to transportation like roads, railways, airports and seaports. Without expensive and time consuming improvements, areas with available lands sometimes lack the infrastructure which is needed to run wholesaling operations.

Another concern of wholesalers is the high transportation costs, which represent a sizeable portion of overall distribution costs. Wholesalers pass on these higher costs to the customers as high product prices. Wholesalers have to work hard to control transportation costs by employing various methods like using fuel efficient equipment and delivery methods, determining cheaper delivery routes through the use of computer routing software and offering multifarious incentives to customers to accept deliveries in less congested hours of the day.

Yet another serious concern for wholesalers is that they have to adapt themselves to new technologies. These technologies carry advantages as well as disadvantages for the wholesalers. Although these technologies offer multiple benefits, but their usage and learning techniques prove to be quite expensive for the wholesalers. Yet another concern for wholesalers is that they cannot simply confine themselves to offering product to the buyers. In addition to doing so, they also have to offer several value added services in order to fulfill the customers’ expectations. Examples of such value added services are employee training, promotional support and help in managing their operations. In order to carry out timely fulfillment of customers’ demands and requirements, wholesalers have to keep in constant contact with them. Therefore wholesalers have to make considerable effort to meet all these challenges and hence maintain their position in the market.




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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

How success of wholesale business depends on warehouse management

While talking about wholesale business we cannot forget the importance of warehouse and its management. Warehouse management plays a vital role in the success and failure of wholesale suppliers or distributors. Most of the wholesalers face the same problem of getting short of space, too high costs and poor productivity. All these problems are due to a warehouse that is not organized and the wholesalers will not be able to use their space with maximum results. There are also some warehouses with such a layout that it creates hurdles in business. To properly digest the idea of warehouse management we have to first understand what is warehouse? Warehouse is a space that is utilized for providing an adequate environment and protection to the merchandise in bulk storage. Warehouses are meant to store products safely in bulk.
Effective management
Warehouse management is particularly important in wholesale business because a wholesale supplier has to deal with large quantities of products. Without proper management and control the wholesaler will surly loose track and record of whole inventory which will ultimately leads to a disorganized warehouse. Effective management of warehouse can bring in a lot benefits. It improves the overall profitability of the wholesaler as there will be no unwanted and unknown items lying vacant in the warehouse. Besides, a lot of precious labor hours will be saved that would have been wasted in finding the right items. With effective management of the warehouse it becomes quite easy to locate any kind of inventory anywhere in the warehouse which will be a frustrating job in disorganized warehouse as items will be piled up randomly.
Designing Layout and Utilizing Space
The layout design of warehouse space should be planned to best accommodate the wholesale products and business service requirements. The warehouse economics dictate that a good and efficient warehouse is that in which products are processed in minimal turnaround time.
Using Advanced Technology
With the expense of technology and use of IT software now the warehouse and inventory management and control have been made very easy. The advanced technology has provided an integrated solution to manage the entire inventory faster, smarter and in leaner manner throughout the inventory lifecycle. IT has played a great role and revolutionized the way of doing wholesale business. Now wholesale suppliers can easily monitor inventory status in real time, manage warehousing and shipping costs which ultimately improve business efficiency and customer satisfaction that leads to success.
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Selling branded clothing wholesale - A jackpot for the wise wholesalers

When someone decides to enter into the clothing wholesale business what type of clothing can prove to be a jackpot for him? For sure it is selling branded clothing products. Only wise people realize that picking up branded clothes is advantageous for them to earn great profits. In simple words, dealing in products which have high demand in the market is beneficial and brands surely have it.

Branded clothing wholesale supplies are liked by every one irrespective of the age group. Brand conscious people greatly admire them and they try to flaunt it in front of their peers, friends etc. With an increase in media popularity and organization of fashion shows people are getting more addicted to wear branded clothes and the demand is even increasing with every passing day. Following are the two major reasons due to which branded clothing is considered a jackpot for wholesalers.

Marketability:

Branded clothing is already recognized by the people because manufacturers spend heavy amount in their advertisement. So wholesalers do not need to spend extra amount on their marketing because they already have quick sales time and are well known in the market. Once you start dealing in them you will never face shortage of demand. Stable demand over a long period of time helps them to earn stable profits. This all is the fruit of increased marketability of branded wholesale clothing items.

Excellent Quality and standards:

People have great trust in branded clothing with respect to their excellent quality and standards. Companies which have well established brands don’t compromise on quality. They always manufacture high quality wholesale clothing products in order to retain their reputation. When wholesalers deal in branded clothing they are free to bother themselves by the fear of loosing their customers because of poor quality. Customers who cannot see the products before purchasing are more likely to prefer brand over the generic ones as they have a strong faith in their quality. Here the idea of selling branded clothing by the online wholesalers serves as a real jackpot.

Though selling branded wholesale clothing products is a big jackpot for the wholesalers it costs a little more than dealing in non branded ones. Only an intelligent businessperson knows that this little cost is worth the investment. The best thing to do is to buy branded clothes from stock liquidators. Another option can be to purchase them from the off season sales of branded companies. People doing that can surely make huge profit out of branded clothing supplies.
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Monday, 21 February 2011

Cheapest Shopping From Wholesale Suppliers

Last day when I was using Diigo, to get an extra knowledge about it, searching many things on it. It was working just like a search engine. So I thing that I should search few persons who are selling things at cheap rates here. I type "Online Shopping", and it shows me a new window containing almost every commodity for life at wholesale rate. I bought ever thing of my need and now I am sharing this search with you.

Wholesale Packaging - Suppliers
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Wholesale Packaging:

Access thousands of Packaging wholesalers in UK. Regular updates to the directory by our dedicated research staff ensure that new, discount and cheap wholesale Packaging suppliers are added on a daily basis, thereby ensuring you can buy cheap wholesale Packaging online in UK.
This is really interesting that I found every thing from one portal. If you could visit http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk you will find more than I have shared with you.
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More than 4000 UK Wholesale Jewelry Distributors listed at Wholesalepages

Jewelry items are one of the most sought items in United Kingdom. There are various styles of jewelry items that make them the hot accessory not only for women but for men also. UK market is huge and so is the demand of wholesalers, importers, traders and dropshippers. Different styles (such as antique or modern items) are in from time to time as people have wide range of choice in such items. To cater this demand, wholesalers always remain in search of reliable jewelry wholesale distributors or suppliers to provide them excellent quality goods at nominal prices. All goes in vain because there are numerous wholesale distributors dealing in different types of low quality jewelry items at good prices.

Wholesalepages is the only portal which has the solution where more than 4000 reliable UK jewelry wholesale distributors are now listed. It has brought ease for all wholesalers, traders, importers and dropshippers in locating the resources of different types of jewelry items. You must be aware of several other online portals dealing in multitudes of jewelry categories but wholesalepages is different from all as it regularly updates jewelry distributors’
category with latest happenings. The jewelry category is further classified into sub-classes dedicated to different jewelry accessories such as Bangles, Beads, Necklaces, Rings, Chains, Studs, Jewelry tools, polish and Jewelry cleaning machine. Each category enlists relevant jewelry wholesale distributors that are added after basic verification and authentication. This makes search easier for the wholesalers to find the relevant listings of jewelry wholesale distributors.

Wholesalepages strives to provide alive and active links of jewelry wholesale distributors who provide top quality jewelry items at nominal rates. That makes wholesaler’s tension free while dealing with distributors at Wholesale Pages as compared to other random online distributors. These all services are provided for free but premium services are charged a little fee. To get access to all the latest updates the way you want regarding different jewelry wholesale distributors and to find the most reliable ones, Wholesale Pages is the best online source available. So, let go all your worries and get the best jewelry wholesale distributors from this portal now.
For more information visit http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk
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Wholesalepages.co.uk now lists Wholesale suppliers for thousands of pupular brands in UK

Branded products have a great demand in UK that is why UK wholesalers, traders, dropshippers, importers and exporters are always looking for the wholesale suppliers of brands in UK. At wholesalepages.co.uk it is really easy for them to do so because Wholesale Pages has wholesale suppliers available for more than 2400 brands famous in UK and other parts of the world.

Currently at Wholesale Pages, wholesale suppliers of more than 2400 brands are listed and they keep increasing new suppliers on regular basis. This means Wholesale Pages provides dropshippers, wholesalers, traders and importers a great choice to buy different branded products from trusted wholesale suppliers.

UK wholesalers, traders and dropshippers are really on the lookout for branded wholesale products because the demand of branded products is really high among the UK customers. Popular brands like Apple, Caterpillar, Citizen, Cisco, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Nike, Fuji film, Gillette and others have a great demand. There are two main reasons due to which people in UK really like these brands. The first reason is that the people are brand conscious and for them buying different branded products is a status symbol. The second reason is that the quality of branded products is really high and they are durable.

There are a lot of other similar websites but Wholesale Pages has far more brands listed than any other website. The decade old website stands unique as it has a proven track record for providing excellent wholesale resources over the years. That is why one can easily trust the wholesale suppliers of different brands available on this website. From the wholesale suppliers listed on wholesale pages one can get high quality branded products on extremely low wholesale rates. Wholesale Pages is a great source for all UK wholesalers, traders, dropshippers and suppliers because it offers a great opportunity to start and grow any kind of UK wholesale business.
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