Lancaster's Wholesale Mall Hosting Customer Appreciation Days At the Keystone Wholesale Cash and Carry Mall September is an exciting month. Vendors stock their booths with new fall and Christmas booths, fall weather is rolling in, and every Monday is Customer Appreciation day! To thank their loyal customers Keystone will be holding not one, not two, but three Customer Appreciation Days! Also, they understand that preparing for the fall and winter rush is hard work. That is why they will be providing complimentary breakfast and lunch on all of their Customer Appreciation Days! If you have...

Keystone Cash & Carry Hosting Anniversary Celebration On May 14th and 15th the Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall is hosting their 13th Anniversary Celebration, an event you surely don't want to miss! Over the last few months the Wholesale Mall has added over 5 new vendors, adding even more diversity to the mall. An event like this is the perfect time to make the trip out to Lancaster to experience all of the new products Keystone's vendors have to offer! Along with new products and vendors, Keystone is also providing the food! Breakfast and lunch will be served both days, so come...

Heartland Wholesale Releases Fall 2017 Catalog It's hard to believe, but summer has come to an end. As we say goodbye to the beach, vacations, and the summer sun, we welcome all of the beauty that accompanies fall. The changing of the leaves, beautiful weather, the joy of ushering in the holiday season, and of course, seasonal fall home decor! Each year Heartland Wholesale marks the beginning of fall with their Fall Catalog that is filled with beautiful seasonal framed prints, plaques, signs, and home decor that perfectly represent the beauty fall season. In this catalog you will find...

Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall Holding Anniversary Celebration On May 15 th and 16 th the Keystone Wholesale Cash & Carry Mall is hosting their 12 th anniversary celebration. Buyers are invited to visit the wholesale mall to celebrate 12 years of promoting strictly American-made gifts, crafts, and furniture with food, new products, and giveaways. The wholesale mall’s vendors are pulling out all the stops, stocking their booths with new products and their most popular items. Also, the celebration offers buyers an opportunity to meet some new vendors to the mall. Like any event at...

Don’t Miss This Year’s Keystone Wholesale Shows! The Keystone Wholesale Shows are quickly approaching, and you don’t want to miss it this year! On February 22 nd and 23 rd manufacturers of American-made outdoor, gift/craft, and furniture products will gather at the York Expo Center to showcase their products, offering buyers a unique opportunity to make connections and stock their stores. Moving into her second year of ownership, Brandi Hurst-Sunday has been hard at work bringing in new manufacturers to make the show a new, fresh experience for Buyers. This year the shows will feature over 15...

Summitville Woodworking Releases Rustic Wheelbarrow Line Summitville Woodworking has expanded their line of gift and craft items to feature a completely new product line that is getting great reception from buyers. Like the rest of Summitville’s products, the Rustic Wheelbarrow Line is made with reclaimed barnwood, offering your customers a beautiful rustic piece for their yards or gardens. I took a trip to Summitville's shop last week, and they are extremely excited about these new products! The Rustic Wheelbarrows are great for decoration, but can also be used as planters for herbs, flowers...

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 $...

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...

The Keystone Wholesale Show is Just One Month Away! It’s hard to believe, but the 2016 Keystone Wholesale Show is only one month away! Over the last 6 months Keystone has been busy, locking in over 70 manufacturers, and putting together great giveaways for buyers. BLI is providing FREE lunch for all dealers in attendance, DavCo Advertising will be giving a $2,000 and $500 door prize, and Pine Hill is also doing a $500 door prize. Tabor Hill Wood Shop and Windy Valley Woodworks are also both doing $100 door prizes. In 2016, retail customers are looking for American-made. In a recent consumer...

Gift and Craft Retailers Find Unique Way to Combat E-Commerce in 2015 2015 has been another interesting year in the gift/craft wholesale market, seeing E-Commerce continue to grow in popularity. Despite the amount of customers utilizing the Internet to do their shopping continuing to increase, brick and mortar stores are continuing to succeed. This can in part be attributed to one-of-a-kind pieces that can’t be sold effectively online. I am fortunate enough to share an office with Lancaster County’s Wholesale Mall, and was able to gain some insight into this trend. Their manager Craig...