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Congratulations to Mal Karnes on His Retirement
Mal Karnes started with Regent Products on March 13, 1989. After 36 years, that run has come to an end. Over that time Mal has touched the lives of thousands of customers and hundreds of co-workers.
Mal has been an invaluable member of the Regent team, known for his exceptional customer service and product knowledge. We are incredibly grateful for the contributions he has made to Regent and the dedication Mal has shown to our customers over the years. He will be missed.
To ensure a seamless tran
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Feb 9th 2026
Next Midwest Market Days Trade Show May 4-5 Register today.
Hours 8:00am - 6:00pm
Shop Regent Products in person at the Midwest Market Days Wholesale & Closeout tradeshow.
View thousands of direct import general merchandise, seasonal & closeout items across a wide variety of product categories.
Midwest Market Days is located just 15 minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Independent retailers, mass merchants and wholesale distributors enjoy the concise, comfortable and casual buying atmosphere.
Wide Selection of ind
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Jan 20th 2026
Regent Products Fraud Alert
To All Regent Products Customers: The seemingly endless attempts by thieves to coerce our customers to send them money by impersonating Regent Products employees using fake email addresses never stops. Their goal is to convince you that Regent:A) Can’t accept checks either temporarily or permanently and you will have to pay any invoices to a bank account number they will supply via ACH or wire. OrB) Changed our bank account for ACH and wire payments and you must use the new accou
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Dec 11th 2025
Regent Products Celebrates 40 Years
In 1985, Microsoft launched its’ first version of Windows, the first cell phone call was made as was the first “.COM domain” registered. Who would have noticed that founding partners Mike DePaul and Bill Bailes partnership were embarking on little more than an idea to buy and sell Closeouts. That idea would eventually turn them in to a leading Supplier to retail stores all over the World. To say the least, a lot has changed since 1985.
From its early and much smaller beginnings
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Jan 2nd 2025