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		<title>Taking Your Dollar Store out the Door</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/taking-your-dollar-store-out-the-door/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warm weather is typically viewed as a business boon.  Common logic assumes that that warmer the weather, the more likely it is that the average person will head outside and into shopping centers.  However, those of us who have worked in retail know that this does not always hold true.
magine: It’s a Saturday, the weather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting SPECIFIC about GENERAL Merchandise</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/getting-specific-about-general-merchandise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like almost every day at Kole Imports I am faced with the same deceptively simple question: “What kind of merchandise do you carry?”
This query is posed by new customers, trade show attendees and corporate buyers. It comes up in phone conversations, show room visits and sales calls. It is the fundamental question that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 7-9 See Kole Imports in Houston</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/july-7-9-see-kole-imports-in-houston/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/july-7-9-see-kole-imports-in-houston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Houston Texas Wholesale Merchandise Show

On July 7-9 Come see all of our newest wholesale merchandise and great closeouts at our Wholesale Merchandise Trade Show in Houston, Texas.

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		<title>New Big Wholesale Tool Items</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/new-big-wholesale-tool-items/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Wholesale Items]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at what you're selling in your store.  Do you have enough items for men?]]></description>
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		<title>Working the Wholesale Wedding</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/working-the-wholesale-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/06/working-the-wholesale-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, June. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and everywhere it seems like couples are getting hitched. It’s that magical time of year when the balmy air and blooming buds lend the perfect background to bridal bliss. That’s right, it’s wedding season! 
But before you start getting all misty-eyed while planning your best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting Your Dollar Store or Wholesale Business WITHOUT ALL THAT NOISE!!!</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/promoting-your-dollar-store-or-wholesale-business-without-all-that-noise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/promoting-your-dollar-store-or-wholesale-business-without-all-that-noise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.koleimports.com/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote these words shortly before his death in 1940. It is a gloomy view of commercial business, to be sure, but is it true? Does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Believe That Children are the Future &#8230; of Your Dollar Store</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/i-believe-that-children-are-the-future-of-your-dollar-store/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/i-believe-that-children-are-the-future-of-your-dollar-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 14:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids toys]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents want the best for their children, even if it means scrimping on items for themselves.  Most parents would rather see their kids have decent school supplies and clean clothes than spend money on personal items.  Spending on children can even be a pleasurable experience for adults.]]></description>
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		<title>To Be a Dollar Store or Not to Be &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/to-be-a-dollar-store/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/to-be-a-dollar-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft items]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[floral supplies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ As a marketer for Kole Imports, I often face  the challenge of making buyers see beyond merchandise category labels. I love this part of my job because it gives me a chance to help wholesalers and closeout dealers see the versatility in our merchandise. For example, yesterday I was on the phone with a wholesale floral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;If You Can Lean, You Can Clean!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/if-you-can-lean-you-can-clean/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/05/if-you-can-lean-you-can-clean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar store]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of you have heard that line one too many times? I know I have. It was the first thing I learned as a 16 year-old hawking T-shirts over the summer. But have you ever stopped to consider what that phrase actually means? Why does it matter what the floor of your store looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar Store Strategies</title>
		<link>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/04/dollar-store-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.koleimports.com/2010/04/dollar-store-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Closeouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dolllar store]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wholesale Merchandise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Get into the habit of asking yourself simple questions about how you can improve your store, and over time your sales will improve, and your customers will be happier.]]></description>
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