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Rising Cost of Cotton Affects Clothing Manufacturers
by Claudia Bruemmer As the cost of cotton more than doubled in price over the past year, clothing manufacturers have been forced to raise prices. Even the price of synthetic fabrics has gone up about...
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Export Increase, Ecommerce Market Surge in China
by Claudia Bruemmer Research shows that Chinese manufacturers plan to increase exports worldwide despite the pricing pressures. According to a survey conducted by Global Sources, growth projections are...
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Importing Wholesale Clothing from China
The wholesale clothing business is an ever changing but lucrative business. While margins are good and demand is high, one must be prepared for unanticipated changes in styles, fabrics and colors....
View ArticleYahoo, Ebay and the Chinese Market
China is frequently predicted to become the largest online market in the world within a few years. The growth of China ‘s computer users is however hampered by low personal incomes that lead to low...
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With Surging Numbers of Chinese Clients, Communication is Key
Latest reports from experts, along with current data, shows that the population of Chinese in America exceeds figures around 35 million, with the figure expected to increase substantially in the...
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Wholesale Furniture Business Undergoes Changes in 2011
Wholesale Furniture is a category that has had its share of ups and downs, but with all of the options available to dealers these days, it might be looking like one of the “up” times is just ahead....
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Chinese Apparel Manufacturers Strive to Maintain Global Competitiveness
by Claudia Bruemmer Apparel is a significant export industry in the world economy. Global apparel manufacturers supplied $1,025.9 billion worth of retail apparel in 2008. World trade in apparel...
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The Rise of Manufacturing in the USA
Large, international Chinese corporations are shifting production to America to expand their global footprint and avoid anti-dumping tariffs. At the same time, some American manufacturers that moved to...
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Strange Furniture Wholesale Creations, and Big Hopes for the DIY Market
In the ever-changing Furniture Wholesale market, there are highs and lows that come with the territory of being in one of the most competitive and expensive industries to work with, for the thousands...
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Chinese Exports Increase Despite Higher Costs
In spite of recent wage increases and slowing international demand, China’s exports continue to usurp market share as its manufacturers produce higher-value items, upgrade operations and increase...
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Marketing Strategies for Wholesale Buyers/Sellers: How Manufacturers Brand,...
This is part 2 – Marketing Strategies for Wholesale Buyers and Sellers — of our Search Marketing Series. See part 1 at Search Marketing 1: How Top Sellers Acquire Ready-to-Buy Customers. Search...
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Chinese Exports to the United States on the Rise
China’s General Administration of Customs just announced that exports increased 15.3 percent in May over May of last year, which was twice as fast as economists expected. Additionally, May surpassed...
View ArticleRefreshing Merchandising Ideas For Furniture Manufacturers
Furniture Manufacturers often have staples in their product assortment that make merchandising seem – dare I say it – stale. Luckily, there are some quick, easy to do updates that can help enhance your...
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Striking a Balance: Import and Export with Chinese Manufacturers
Chinese Manufacturers are getting more publicity than ever before, and it’s due to a variety of factors; not least of which are President Obama’s recent meetings with China’s President Hu Jintao. While...
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Finding Chinese Manufacturers to Produce Your Products
by Claudia Bruemmer Let’s say you have a great new product idea and want to find Chinese manufacturers to produce it because of the low product development and production costs. A product search for...
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China Becomes the World’s Factory
by Claudia Bruemer China has become the world’s factory as global buyers continue to order products from China at cost-effective prices. Chinese wholesalers provide healthy profit margins on a wide...
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End of Chinese Cheap Goods?
Rising labor costs in China are pushing up the price of Chinese goods in the USA. News of Chinese wage increases at Foxconn have hit the news lately, as well as wage increases at other Chinese...
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China Manufacturers Turns Up the Heat on US Production
China Manufacturers China’s top government official, President Hu Jintao, visits US President Obama, and the reactions have been mixed from both sides of the Pacific Ocean. An expected series of...
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China International Furniture Fair in Canton 2011
Long known as the undiputed king of trade fairs around the world, the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China will be hosting yet another massive and awe inspiring trade fair this year, as representatives from...
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