Today’s global economy has changed the way businesses buy their stock. In the past almost all businesses except for the larger companies would use a wholesaler to obtain the product(s) they wanted to sell. Today, there are few wholesalers left and most businesses, even small ones, can order directly from China or other countries reducing their costs. China is the largest exporter of consumer goods and that’s because the overall price for goods manufactured there is far less because of lower labor costs. However until the last decade or so the shipping costs were restrictive as they counteracted any benefits … Read more