The Challenge of Turning an Idea into a Business The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in America with innovative people coming up with ideas for smart, useful products each and every day. Unfortunately, many manufacturers don’t know how to translate their ideas into a truly successful business. Here’s the problem: Many manufacturers approach us

As a buyer, you are challenged to bring in new, better and different products every day. The goal? To keep refreshing your assortment of products, which will in turn continue to attract new customers to your sites and stores. This is the innovative approach – one that boosts sales and can even get you promoted.

As a buyer, you know how frustrating the search for that perfect product can be. Numerous preliminary meetings with reps where more is said about the weather than product selections can stretch the process and put a real strain on your time and patience. But that’s not all, add to the mix packaging, transportation and

Recently, a massive fire broke out in NYC’s Upper East Side. Fire fighters did a heroic job of rescuing the building’s residents, even extricating a man from a flaming fifth-floor window. Still, despite their best efforts, the flames spread incredibly quickly, rising up from the first floor to the fifth floor in what seemed like no time at all. Tragically, one resident was killed in the flames and 12 were injured. The question arises: is there any way residents of multi-story buildings can protect themselves from the dangers of a fast-moving fire?