Newsletter Archive

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2014

American Made Trade Show

December

The Road(Show) Not Taken

All For Giving Factory

November

More “Made in USA”

Made in USA

October

Seventh Annual Made in USA Special Issue

Unforgettaballs Home Page

September

The Creative Edge

Coffee

August

Worth Waiting For

Calypso Studios Bangles<br />

July

Trade Show and Tell

It's Showtime!

June

Wide Variety of Opportunities Characterize Summer Show Season

Blade Buddy Home Page

May

Focus On Father’s Day

Green Issue

April

Getting Greener For 45 Years

Grow Stretch Try 2014

March

Grow, Stretch, Try

Woman with Shopping Bags

February

What You Do Makes A Difference

Calypso Hip Huggers

January

Stay Current To Flourish

2013

Buyers at Dallas Market Center

December

Winter Trade Shows Are “Win-Win”

Christmas Cash Register

November

Holiday Retail Sales Outlook Hopeful

Woman with Open Sign

October

Annual “Made In USA” issue

Cash register

September

Signage Strategies for Increased Sales

Woman with Open Sign

August

Making Your Small Business Succeed Like the Big Guys

Cameo EZ Ribbon

July

What Not To Buy – Avoiding common pitfalls

Dallas Market Center Atrium

June

Hot Summer, Hot Deals, Hot Trade Shows!

USMadeWholesale.com

May

OmegaNet Launches USMadeWholesale.Com

US Capitol with Dollar Sign

April

Storytelling to Win Customers and Sales

Woman with bag and tablet

March

Going Green Globally

Child on bouncy ball

February

Toy Fair 2013

Woman with Shopping Bags

January

Holiday Shopping Mostly Strong in 2012

2012

Anchorage Silver Bear

December

So Many Shows, So Little Time

25 Year Badge

November

OmegaNet is 25 This Month!

Made-in-USA Banner

October

Annual Made in USA Issue: Federal Government and Manufacturers Large and Small Making Moves to “Made in USA”

Woman with "Open" sign

September

Good Customer Service Made Simple

"Recession Ahead" road sign

August

To Recession or Not to Recession? That Is the Question.(With Apologies to Shakespeare)

Container Ship on the water

July

Signs Show Sourcing Shift From China to Mexico

It's Showtime!

June

If It’s Summer, It Must Be Showtime!

Cash register

May

In-Store Sales Outstrip Ecommerce in the First Quarter

Cash Flow Quadrant Book Cover

April

Are You a Business Owner? Wait! Don’t Answer Yet!

Shoplifter

March

Small Business Owners Take Action on Shoplifting

Customer Service Image

February

Four Rules For Great Customer Service

Businesswoman holding and stacking coins on the table

January

Producer Price Index Tracks Record Wholesale Price Increase

2011

Women at Las Vegas Market

December

Trade Shows Report Expanding Temporary Exhibits

Woman Christmas Shopping

November

Holiday Retail Sales Poised to Grow as much as 10%

Made-in-USA Banner

October

Made In USA Special Issue: Made In USA May Be More Important Than Ever

Shipping Containers

September

Shipping Costs Going Through the Roof

Woman in home office

August

A Shift In How and Where People Work Could Impact Retailers: Part 2

Two beautiful women shopping and looking at storefronts

July

A Shift In How and Where People Work Could Impact Retailers

Dallas World Trade Center Atrium

June

Trade Show Calendars Mostly Normal After COVID

US Capitol Building

May

Senate to Consider PRO Act: How Would it Affect Your Store?

Retail Boom Image - Sept Gift & Home Feature Image

April

Surviving COVID-19: Is a Retail Boom Coming?

US Capitol with Pay Envelope

March

Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Without $15 Minimum Wage

Store Clerk and Customers

February

A Tale of Two Retails: Surprising 2020 Holiday Shopping Season

Payment with smartphone

January

Retail Poised for Rebound

2010

It's Showtime!

December

Industry Trade Show Landscape Clarifies Going Into 2021

Great shopping in Christmas time

November

What Will the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season Look Like in the Age of COVID?

Made-in-USA Banner

October

Made in USA Front and Center This Week in Washington DC

Woman in Mask

September

Surviving COVID-19: Vendors Adapt to Changing Needs

Woman putting on mask

August

Surviving COVID-19: Tradeshow Schedules Upended

"Come in we're awesome" sign

July

The Silent Sales Tool that Brings in the Bucks

It's Showtime!

June

Surviving COVID-19: Trade Shows Open Up Again

Cargo Ship

May

Surviving COVID-19: “Reshoring” Is the Word of the Day

Crystal Media Webinar

April

Surviving Covid-19: What Some in the Industry Are Doing

Chinese Workers

March

Coronavirus Fears Disrupt American Trade Show and China’s Supply Chain

Las Vegas Market

February

Vendors At Major Trade Shows Report Record Attendance, Sales

Payment with smartphone

January

Online Sales Account for Most of Increase in Holiday Shopping