Save the Date for the Keystone Wholesale Shows The Keystone Wholesale Market’s Shows are back for their 14 th year and you don’t want to miss it! The show will be held on February 22 nd from 9am-4pm , and February 23 rd from 9am-3pm in the Utz Building at the York Expo Center. The Keystone Shows are unique in that they offer three shows in one to provide buyers a wide variety of products. The Outdoor Living show features manufacturers writing orders for sheds, gazebos, outdoor poly furniture, chicken coops, and much more. The Cash & Carry show features dozens of craft manufacturers who...

Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall Hosts Spooktacular On Monday, October 31st from 9am-5pm the Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall is hosting their annual Spooktacular Customer Treat Day Event, offering buyers a great opportunity to stock their stores for the Fall season. Prior to the event manufacturers stock their booths with their latest and greatest Fall items for some last minute shopping, and new Christmas items to get ahead of the holiday rush or prepare for your holiday open house. Also, it wouldn’t be a Keystone event without some giveaways! The first 30 buyers who spend $...

All American Furniture Expo Hosts Annual Trade Show Where has this year gone? On September 8 th and 9 th the All American Furniture Expo hosts their 6 th annual furniture trade show! For those of you unfamiliar with the Furniture Expo, it is an annual trade show featuring strictly American-made furniture and accessories. Attending this show gives furniture buyers the opportunity to meet over 80 furniture manufacturers face-to-face, and to experience their beautiful products first hand. The show is located in the Lancaster County Convention Center’s 45,000 sq. foot exhibit hall, conveniently...

Three Easy Ways to Attract Local Customers In this week’s post we discuss some ways to attract local customers to your brick and mortar retail store. Some of these are classics, some may be new to you. Either way, I hope this post can help you build your business, and get more customers in to your store! One classic way to drive sales to your store is to hold an event, in my years in the business I have seen this work time and time again. This doesn’t just mean running a sale. Holding a themed event with free food and giveaways alongside a sale goes a long way; never underestimate the power...

Using Social Media to Build Your Business As many of you may know, over the past ten years social media has proven itself to be an indispensable marketing tool to grow your business. Whether you are a wholesale manufacturer looking to expose products to dealers or a retail store marketing to consumers, social media is a great tool to increase your reach and make beneficial connections. The main roadblock I have come across when discussing social media is targeting. There are millions of people on social media, how do we reach our target market? If you sell B2B, a technique that has worked for...

Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall Hosts Annual Open House On July 25 th and 26 th the Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall is hosting their annual open house, inviting wholesale buyers to visit their wholesale warehouse. Partnering with AT Imports, this two day event boasts 100,000 square feet of beautiful wholesale products, giving your store access to the products your customers are searching for. For those who haven’t been to the Keystone Cash & Carry Mall, the open house would be a great time to make the trip. The wholesale mall features over 80 vendors, each with a space...

Lancaster County Showcase Hosts Ice Cream Social On July 25th and 26th the Lancaster County Showcase is hosting their annual ice cream social, and you don’t want to miss it! This year they are pulling out all the stops, featuring free homemade ice cream, manufacturer special offers, and an opportunity to connect with over 90 wholesale manufacturers. The Lancaster County Showcase is a wholesale warehouse that offers buyers the opportunity to view manufacturers’ products in booths, much like a wholesale show. They feature dozens of Amish furniture and craft manufacturers who deck out their...

All American Wholesalers Celebrates 1 Year Online On June 1 st we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our site’s launch, marking a huge milestone for us. During our first year we have grown to feature over 40 wholesale manufacturers that cover a wide variety of American-made products, and we look forward to adding dozens more over the next year. Moving forward, we are doing everything we can to make this site as enjoyable and user-friendly as possible for buyers. We are currently revisiting the entire layout of the homepage to ensure wholesale buyers are given access to the product they are...

Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Celebrates 11th Anniversary The Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall is turning 11 this year, and they are holding a celebration on May 16 th and 17 th at their new mall on Greenfield Road. Wholesale buyers are invited to the mall for two days of food, prizes, and new products. You don’t want to miss this anniversary celebration! All buyers attending are eligible to win door prizes, including a $500 gift card to the wholesale mall! Pair that with free food, new wholesale products, and fully stocked booths, and you get an event that is both fun and...

Connect with Wholesalers at the Ohio Hardwood Furniture Market The Hardwood Furniture Guild is hosting their annual Ohio Hardwood Furniture Market on March 30-31 at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton, Ohio. This years show will feature over 80 hardwood furniture manufacturers showcasing their latest and greatest products. The Hardwood Furniture Guild is the nation's largest concentration of hardwood furniture manufacturers, making this show a unique opportunity to connect with Ohio wholesalers. They work very hard to make this show accessible to buyers, and manufacturer booths are decked out...