Wholesale
Information & Products Guide:
WHOLESALE (Definition)
The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large
quantities for resale to consumers.
Other
Wholesale Directories:
ThomasNet.Com
WholesaleCentral.Com
Wholesale411.Com
WholesaleGopher.Com
TopTenWholesale.Com Another
good source for wholesale products are the major search
engines like Google and Yahoo.
Try searching these popular wholesale terms:
Wholesale Products
Wholesale Merchandise
Wholesale Distributor
Wholesale Supplier
Wholesale Companies
Wholesale General Merchandise You
can get industry specific information on wholesale from the
US Census Bureau. This information is updated monthly.
US
Census Bureau / Wholesale Trade Need
information about working within the wholesale
industry? The US Department of Labor has complete
statistical information on the wholesale industry. The
following is an excerpt from the US Labor website: "The
size and scope of firms in the wholesale trade industry vary
greatly. Wholesale trade firms sell any and every type of
good. Customers of wholesale trade firms buy goods for use
in making other products, as in the case of a bicycle
manufacturer that purchases steel tubing, wire cables, and
paint. Customers also may purchase items for use in the
course of daily operations, as when a corporation buys
office furniture, paper clips, or computers, or for resale
to the public, as does a department store that purchases
socks, flatware, or televisions. Wholesalers may offer only
a few items for sale, perhaps all made by one manufacturer,
or they may offer thousands of items produced by hundreds of
different manufacturers. Some wholesalers sell only a narrow
range of goods, such as very specialized machine tools;
while others sell a broad range of goods, such as all the
supplies necessary to open a new store, including shelving,
light fixtures, wallpaper, floor coverings, signs, cash
registers, accounting ledgers, and perhaps even some
merchandise for resale."
You can read the complete article and gather a lot of
wholesale trade information on their website here:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs026.htm Don't
forget to check Ebay for wholesale goods! Ebay has
dedicated an entire business section to the wholesale trade
and there are many good deals to be found, but you need to
search carefully. Be sure to check shipping rates, as
many sellers charge an inflated rate to increase their
profits. The Wholesale section for Ebay can be found
here:
Ebay
Wholesale
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