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Retail expert and author Marc Joseph will discuss how small-business owners can compete against big-box retailers when he presents and signs his new book, “The Secrets of Retailing…or How to Beat Walmart” at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday, August 11, at 7:00 p.m.

Books will be available at the event for purchase and signing. Changing Hands is located at 6428 South McClintock Drive.

In “The Secrets of Retailing…or How to Beat Walmart,” Joseph details how small businesses can compete and even win against Walmart and other giant retailers that move into their towns. Additionally, Joseph provides expert advice to independent retailers on the nuts and bolts of starting a successful retail chain, from the psychology of buying merchandise and hiring employees to working successfully with vendors and promoters.

“This book is based on my first-hand experience in competing against Walmart and also being a supplier to Walmart,” Joseph said. “When readers complete this book, they will be armed with the information and motivation to not only survive and thrive in the shadow of Walmart, but to go up against any chain store.”

Joseph, who is president of DollarDays, the largest online wholesaler for small businesses and nonprofit organizations, was inspired to write “The Secrets of Retailing” as a result of counseling hundreds of DollarDays customers, most of whom were small retailers worried about facing increased competition from newly opened big-box retailers. Although many small retailers complain that big-box retailers like Walmart lure customers with “loss leader” pricing on some merchandise, Joseph says small retailers can triumph in the long run.

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

Access to smaller quantities and unique products, more personalized customer service, and a controllable overhead are a few of the advantages that can help small retail businesses succeed in a big-box retail climate.

A new book titled “The Secrets of Retailing…or How to Beat Walmart” by Marc Joseph, President and COO of DollarDays, a premier Internet-based product wholesaler to small businesses and local distributors, details how small businesses can compete and even win against Walmart and other giant retailers that come to their towns.

“The Secrets of Retailing…or How to Beat Walmart” hits store shelves in spring 2005 but is now available for pre-publication orders at www.dollardays.com.

“Let’s admit upfront that there may be some truth in the low price complaints for run-of-the-mill goods, because it is true that the giant discounters do buy them at lower prices than any independent can obtain,” said Joseph. “However, when it comes to more specialized and not necessarily more expensive merchandise, Walmart and the other giant discounters are actually at a disadvantage to the small retail store.”

According to Joseph, while Walmart can buy in large closeout quantities, they can’t buy in small quantities, which give independents the huge advantage of selling opportunistic products showing great value. In addition, because of a limited supply of unique and different items, the chains can’t buy them in sufficient quantity, giving the independent a chance to really be different.

Joseph also adds that small retailers can control their overhead and be significantly lower because they do not need to support a whole management superstructure, and it’s easier for them to offer customers personalized service and attention that always beats the impersonal feeling in a chain store.

“None of this is to say that the discounters do not offer serious competition. Of course they do. But then I don’t know of any business, retail or otherwise, that is without competitive pushback,” said Joseph. “The point is that, contrary to the complaints you hear from retailers driven out by Walmart, even the largest, most aggressive discounter is nowhere near strong enough to stop a small retailer if they know what they are doing.”

Joseph says the retailers who have been driven out by Walmart were capitalizing on their local monopoly by selling ordinary merchandise at exalted prices. When Walmart came in, these small retailers were undersold.

Joseph was inspired to write [his book] as a result of counseling hundreds of DollarDays customers, small retailers who worried about facing increased competition when big-box retailers opened in their towns. Although many small retailers complain that big-box retailers like Walmart lure customers with “loss leader” pricing on some merchandise, Joseph says small retailers can triumph in the long run.

“Every chapter in my book talks about the fundamentals of entrepreneurial retailing, whether it is hiring the right people, selecting the right location, working with the right vendors or running the right promotions,” Joseph said. “This book is based on my experiences in competing against Walmart and also being a supplier to Walmart. When you finish this book, you will have that edge to not only survive and thrive in the shadow of Walmart, but to go up against any chain store.”

Joseph often speaks to retail associations about how small-business owners can ensure their own success by applying the principals of entrepreneurial retailing.

As a support system for entrepreneurs, DollarDays offers a program called DollarDays Independent Distributors (DDID) that helps people open their own product wholesaler businesses on the Internet. After paying an annual fee of $199, DollarDays’ professionals set up the independent distributor’s website, where the distributor’s business contacts can order DollarDays’ famous small case-load quantities of supplies. Every time a customer orders, the independent distributor receives a commission of 5%. Based on yearly sales volume, commission earned can increase to as much as 15%.

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

DollarDays, a premier Internet-based product wholesaler to small businesses and local distributors, today marks its third birthday. [The company], which sells small caseloads of 25,000-plus consumer products to small businesses through its website at www.dollardays.com, opened its virtual doors for business in October 2001. DollarDays is a key player in helping small businesses compete with big-box retailers such as Walmart and helping traditional brick-and-mortar stores and would-be entrepreneurs open online retail outlets.

“From our first day of business, DollarDays’ mission has been to the small-business leader’s best friend,” said Marc Joseph, COO of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company. “Reaching this birthday is proof that small businesses rely on us to make the most of their purchasing power and for the practical how-to advice that small-business people need for success.”

DollarDays celebrates this birthday after achieving significant business milestones. The company’s August 2004 revenues increased 196% over August 2003 revenues, beating the company’s previous record, and DollarDays announced a record one-month registration, with nearly 21,000 new customers registering on the site.

Additionally, DollarDays also reports a record 226 percent increase in orders during July 2004 over July 2003, and a record one-day registration with nearly 800 new customers registering on the site. In August, the DollarDays Website received more than 65 million hits.

“DollarDays is growing, not only with new customers, but with repeat business as well,” says Marc Joseph, DollarDays’ COO. “We will continue to break our own records as we expand into other business sectors, such as nonprofit organizations, where items purchased on DollarDays make their budgets stretch the farthest. […] Small-business owners are the core of our business, and small-business owners need to find the best value for their money. DollarDays’ record-breaking growth shows that small business owners are shopping with us to save money.”

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

DollarDays, a premier Internet-based product wholesaler to small businesses and local distributors, today announced that the company has dramatically expanded its party supplies product line in time for the upcoming holiday season.

DollarDays now carries more than 5,000 party products for every holiday, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah and New Years. New party products now available include invitations, table centerpieces, holiday-themed garlands, noisemakers, serving trays, streamers, balloons, door banners, paper plates and cups, utensils, party hats, gift wrap and gift bags, and leis.

“We expanded our party supplies department to help small-business owners who often respond to tough economic times by cutting back their holiday party budget[s],” said Marc Joseph, President of DollarDays. “Now, because of our expanded product offerings, you don’t have to skimp on festivities to stay within your budget. And neighborhood-based small retailers can better compete against big-box retailers by giving their customers the same high-quality goods and competitive prices.”

Recently, DollarDays […] announced several new initiatives and business milestones. The company’s August 2004 revenues increased 196% over August 2003 revenues, beating the company’s previous record. Additionally, DollarDays announced a record one-month registration, with nearly 21,000 new customers registering on the site.

“Daily, more small businesses turn to DollarDays to obtain products at wholesale prices so they can pass on these savings to their customers while competing head-to-head with major chain retailers like Walmart,” Joseph said. “Our success mirrors theirs, and we’re glad to be the entrepreneurs’ best friend.”

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.