Oct 9, 2013

Wholesalecrafts.com Reports 2013 Third Quarter Online Sales Results, Total Exceeds $1.7 Million, Record-Breaking Months

Wholesalecrafts.com, the premier online marketplace for retailers to source handmade American and Canadian artisan craft, announces 2013 third quarter online sales results.

Total sales placed by retailers to artists through Wholesalecrafts.com’s online shopping cart for July, August, and September 2013 came in at an exciting $1,766,328 – a whopping 23.7% increase over 2012, and the highest recorded third quarter sales amount to date. 6,357 total orders were placed online – a 17.9% increase from 2012, and the highest number of third quarter orders ever recorded.

All three months were individual record breakers as well, boasting the highest sales amounts ever recorded for those months, with September coming in at $658,095, breaking the overall record for the highest online sales amount ever placed in a single month on Wholesalecrafts.com.

“These number are just simply amazing,” said Nancy Vince, President,Wholesalecrafts.com, Inc. “In a single month, retailers are now purchasing more than what our entire online sales for the year totaled 10 years ago,” Nancy continued. “This is truly an incredible milestone for us, and tribute to how well-received our online service has become, and company as a whole has grown over the last decade.”

About Wholesalecrafts.com, Inc.

Wholesalecrafts.com is the premier online marketplace for retailers to source 1,200 juried American and Canadian wholesale artists. Wholesalecrafts.comfeatures jewelry, gifts, fashion accessories, home decor, garden accessories, and more in a wide variety of price points and styles. Enrollment is free for retailers. Artists pay a service fee and are eligible for many marketing opportunities including a quarterly printed Buyers Guide catalog, co-op advertising in top trade publications, and three annual trade shows. Commissions are not charged on sales. Wholesalecrafts.com, Inc. is the producer of the American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) shows, held annually in Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, NV and Edison, NJ. Upcoming show dates include ACRE Orlando, January 25 – 27, 2014, ACRE Las Vegas, April 29 – May 1, 2014, and ACRE Northeast, August 12 – 14, 2014. For more information, visit www.Wholesalecrafts. com, www.ACREOrlando.com,www.ACRELasVegas.com, and www.ACRENortheast.com, or call 1.888.4.CRAFT.1 (1.888.427.2381).