Kole Imports Blog

We’ll be in Houston Texas May 16-18 2012 with all of our newest wholesale merchandise items, including a huge lot of new closeouts.  If you’re near Houston, come by and see us.  We’re having a great year, and we’re buying more closeout deals than ever before.  This is a great opportunity for you to see all of our great closeouts for yourself.  The show is at the Hilton Southwest, 6780 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77074.  The hotel phone number is (713)977-7911.  Call (800)874-7766 ext. 125 to make an appointment for a personal showing with Art Alcaraz.

Come see us in Chicago, Illinois May 7-9 at the Midwest Market Days Show.  Here’s where to find us:

Regent Products Building
8999 Palmer Street
River Grove, IL  60171
Phone: (708) 583-1000
Show Hours: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
May 7-9 2012

We will be at the Midwest Market Days Wholesale Merchandise Show along with 40 other exhibitors.  This is a great chance to see all of our newest closeout items and see some of your other favorite vendors as well.  If you’re in the Chicago area, it makes sense to come to the show.  If you need to fly in, the show is conveniently located 15 minutes from the Chicago O’Hare international airport.  We’ll see you there.

Michigan Wholesale Merchandise Show May 1&2

Come see us in Michigan May 1 and 2, 2012.  We’ll be at the Michigan Wholesale Mart, 21350 Coolidge Highway, Oak Park MI 48237 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm both days.  We will bring all of our newest closeouts and some great show specials.  If you’re in Michigan, make the trip to the show.  You’ll be happy you did.

The last few years have brought many challenges and changes, and we’re having fun keeping up with them while working hard to continue to offer our customers the best deals on great items. 

Independent Retailer Magazine just published a great article on Kole Imports, outlining our current wholesale strategy, which you can read on their website: http://independentretailer.com/2012/03/01/the-kole-difference/

Give it a read and see where we’ve been and where we’re headed in the next few years.

As Sam Cooke said in his 1963 hit, “It’s been a long, a long time coming, But I know a change is going to come, oh yes it will.”

Well, we are happy to say that here at Kole Imports, the change HAS come. While you may have known us in the past to be primarily Imports and furthermore, primarily Imports of .99 Items, we have definitely changed.

We are now at a point where over 35% of our product line is Closeouts and over 25% of our product line now has varied retail price points primarily at $10.00 retail and under.

We really urge you to see the change for yourself. Visit our Web site at www.koleimports.comand see the change for yourself or if you will be attending the ASD Show in Las Vegas, March 25^th – 28^th, stop by and visit our booth (35 booths, Booths SU1000-SU1118) and see how things have changed. We recognize that the business climate can be challenging and by changing our mix, we feel we can definitely help you with an amazing mix of products while still allowing you to make great profits as we work to continue to be……Your Profit Source.

2012 ASD Las Vegas Wholesale Merchandise Show

Come see what’s new from Kole Imports in Las Vegas this March at the big ASD Merchandise Show. There’s a lot to see! We’ve brought in a huge load of Over $1 items, and we’re serious about selling items at a variety of price points.

Kole Imports is still Your Profit Source for dollar store merchandise, and if you carry items at higher price points, you need to take a look at our newest items. Las Vegas is a great place to see our entire line and place an order.

We’re working harder than ever to bring you the best items at great prices, and we’ve been aggressively buying closeouts. We have more inventory in our warehouse than ever, and we intend to keep it full of unique fast-selling items for you.

We’re bringing more than 1000 new items to the Las Vegas Merchandise Show March 25-28, at the ASD Value And Variety Merchandise Show, upstairs at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Upper Level, Booths SU1000-SU1011, SU1100-SU1106 & SU1111-SU1118. This year we’ll have more show specials and closeouts than ever before, and we’ll be unveiling our newest Promo Pallets as well.

The Las Vegas ASD Merchandise Show is the biggest wholesale merchandise show in the United States, and it’s the only place you’ll be able to shop so many different wholesalers and see their merchandise in person. As a bonus, there are lots of fun things to do in Las Vegas at night after the show closes. Buy a plane ticket and fly out to see what’s new and have some fun in Las Vegas. You’ll be glad you did. We hope to see you there.

Here is more info on the show from ASD:
http://www.asdonline.com/lv/

Plush Animal Toy Closeouts

Just arrived is a wholesale closeout lot of plush toys.  They’re all great quality, and some of them are HUGE!  The green frog in the picture above is 48 inches tall. We have stuffed plush toy monkeys, ducks, fish, snakes, beavers, dogs, frogs, and even bananas.  If you’re looking for big nice toys to add to your store, look no further.  Call and order some of these plush toy closeouts before we sell out. 

What you see in the picture is only part of this closeout deal.  Click here to see all of our plush toys.

Wholesale Baking Pan Closeouts

We just bought a huge wholesale closeout lot of great quality Baking Pans.  These are sturdy non-stick backing pans in a variety of sizes and shapes to satisfy all of your customers’ baking needs.  The quality of these items is outstanding, and your customers will love them. 

Along with this closeout deal, we bought a variety of disposable aluminum baking pans as well.  They are well-made and attractively packaged.

To see all of these new baking closeouts, click here.

We are constantly seeking great closeout deals and trying new things.  We’re confident this lot of high-quality baking pans will sell out quickly.  Order now while we still have some in stock.  They’re selling out quickly.

Wholesale Valentine's Day Closeouts

It’s time to get ready for the next big holiday and add some Valentine’s Day items to your store.  We have some great wholesale closeout Valentine’s Day items in stock now. 

When buying wholesale Valentine’s Day items, consider what your customers will be looking for, and how the items will be used.  Decorations are great, and anyone from an adult couple to a classroom full of kids will buy Valentine’s Day decorations to celebrate the holiday.  We have hanging posters, banners, balloons, confetti, and suncatchers.  Cards and artificial flowers are also great sellers, and we have both. 

To see all of our Valentine’s Day Merchandise, click here.

Make your customers happy, and make the next month more profitable by adding some of Kole Imports’ wholesale closeout Valentine’s Day items to your store.

We hope your Christmas season sales are strong, and we know you’ve been busy with Christmas shoppers, but don’t forget to restock your store so you’ll have merchandise to sell in 2012 after the holiday season is over.

Now is a good time to look at your inventory and decide what to restock, what to discontinue, and what new types of merchandise you’d like to start selling.  Be prepared for upcoming seasons and holidays by having the right merchandise.  As you replace the Christmas items in your store with regular merchandise, do an assessment and decide what categories of merchandise you need on your shelves.

Look around your store and consider your supply of everyday staple items, which customers will need all year round.  Make sure you have basic housewares and tools, school supplies, and toys.  Go slowly and really consider every product category as you go through the different departments of your store.  Do you have potato peelers in your housewares category?  Are there sink stoppers in your bath items department?  If you really look at your store, you’ll find opportunities everywhere.  Try to add the items your customers would buy, but may or may not be deliberately looking for. 

How can Kole Imports help?  Take a look at our website and see what’s new regularly to see what’s new.  We’re always buying new wholesale closeouts, including regular staple items as well as unique gadgets and novelty items.  We also have a huge supply of great everyday staple items in stock and ready to ship.

Ring in the new year by being prepared for it.  Plan for the upcoming year by ordering now to restock your store for 2012.