At the start of a new season, some consignment shops are tempted to mix things up a bit…switching to being a buy-outright shop, or perhaps trying their hand at a little buying outright to see how it goes. After all, the profit potential is much higher…or is it?
If you’re pondering this,
take a look at this Resalers’ Resource, which will save you time, effort… and which will MAKE you money.
The BIG Book of Buying Outright includes, amongst other meanderings:
Buying Outright…is it for me?
Should I start my shop as a Buy-Outright?
How do I learn to buy outright?
How much should I pay?
How can I switch from consigning to buying?
Maintaining and Managing my Open-to-Buy
Face-to-Face with your Seller
How do other shopkeepers do it?
Not interested in buying outright?
But still feeling that your intake procedures are a bit more cumbersome than you’d like? The Money-Wise Guide to Accepting & Pricing could be a time- and sanity-saver when all those folks spring clean and come in! Reinforce your decisions on whether something will sell to your clientele, and at what price, while presenting a confident and professional attitude to your suppliers.
Wondering where you’re gonna PUT all this stuff?
Tired of hearing shoppers complain “It’s so crowded in here I can’t see anything”?
That really is the #1 complaint of your shoppers. How can you present more selection and build more value into your merchandise without busting out the walls? Maybe The Essential Guide to Using All Your Space will help.
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