Discount Wholesalers

Name

Discount Wholesalers

Website

https://discountwholesalersinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Discount Wholesalers is a privately held U.S. wholesale distributor founded in 1999 in Lumberton, NC, specializing in closeout, overstock, and liquidation merchandise sold by the box, pallet, or truckload to small resellers and bargain-oriented buyers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Wholesale Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

General Closeout & Liquidation Stores (CRAEAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Overstock & Surplus General Merchandise Retail (CRAEAFAB), Pallet, Case-Lot & Bin-Store Retail (CRAEAFAE)

Keywords

• Closeout wholesale
• Liquidation merchandise
• Overstock wholesale
• Pallet wholesale
• Truckload liquidation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lumberton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Discount Wholesalers buys and resells closeout, overstock, and liquidation merchandise in bulk wholesale lots. Customers can purchase inventory by the box, by the pallet, or by the truckload, depending on volume needs. The offering is targeted at resellers and other buyers seeking discounted, bulk-merchandise supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Closeout and Overstock Merchandise (by the box) Bulk closeout, overstock, and liquidation merchandise sold by individual box quantities, targeted at small and mid-volume resellers needing flexible lot sizes.
• Closeout and Overstock Merchandise (by the pallet) Pallet-quantity lots of closeout, overstock, and liquidation merchandise for medium-volume wholesale buyers seeking larger order sizes.
• Closeout and Overstock Merchandise (by the truckload) Full-truckload lots of closeout, overstock, and liquidation merchandise for high-volume wholesale buyers, discount retailers, and large resellers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• B-Stock Solutions: B-Stock runs online liquidation marketplaces that connect retailers' overstock and returns with business buyers. It is the most direct digital analogue to Discount Wholesalers' offline pallet/truckload model, serving the same supplier and buyer base at national scale.
• Liquidation.com: Liquidation.com is one of the largest online auction platforms for closeout, overstock, and returns merchandise, selling by the pallet and truckload to resellers — overlapping directly with Discount Wholesalers' core offering.
• Via Trading: Via Trading is a wholesale closeout and overstock supplier that sells by the pallet and truckload to resellers worldwide. It is a direct competitor in the wholesale closeout channel, with a similar product breadth and buyer focus.
• Bulq: Bulq sells liquidation pallets of returned and overstock merchandise sourced from major retailers, targeting small business resellers. It competes for the same end-buyer (small/wholesale reseller) and the same supplier (large retailer overstock) as Discount Wholesalers.
• Direct Liquidation: Direct Liquidation is a pallet- and truckload-focused closeout wholesaler operating a marketplace model. It is comparable in that it sources large lots of overstock and resells to wholesale buyers.
• BlueLots: BlueLots is an online marketplace for liquidation pallets and truckloads of customer returns and overstock. It is comparable to Discount Wholesalers in product mix, format, and buyer segment (wholesale resellers).
• National Wholesale Liquidators: National Wholesale Liquidators is a closeout and overstock retailer/wholesaler operating a hybrid retail and wholesale model. It is comparable in the closeout category and competes for similar supplier overstock flow.

Emerging players

• BoxFox: BoxFox is a B2B marketplace for excess and closeout inventory from brands and retailers, including pallet-size lots. It overlaps in the overstock wholesale channel but is more digitally focused and brand-direct.

Broad incumbents

• Ollie's Bargain Outlet: Ollie's is a national closeout retailer that buys excess inventory from manufacturers and retailers. It is a large incumbent in the same supply ecosystem and competes indirectly for supplier overstock flow.
• Big Lots: Big Lots is a major closeout-focused general merchandise retailer with hundreds of stores. It is a broad incumbent in the same closeout channel and a significant indirect source of supplier overstock for wholesalers like Discount Wholesalers.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DWholesalersInc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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