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Deja Vuesday: It’s almost over!

Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk on December 21, 2010| 1 Comment »

After all, some Auntie Kate blog posts are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!Could you use a fresh Twitter or Facebook message to your fans just about now?

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Choosing Consignment, Resale, Thrift Resolutions for the New Year

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on December 20, 2010|

Okay, you’ve hinted to all what you want for Christmas, and I hope Santa brings it down your chimney.

Now it’s time to decide something much more important. (more…)

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Creative Consignment, Rad Resale, Knock-em-dead NFP

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged , , on December 17, 2010|

Who says you can't use your cat as a paint brush?Creativity can build your business to untold heights. And it can inspire a new zest in your life as well. Who wants to do the same-old same-old over and over again? Maybe it’s time to flex your business muscles and explore new challenges for 2011.

But learning to be creative with your resale business. That’s a challenge! Here’s Step #1  from one of TGtbT.com’s mini-Products:

Business-building creativity in 4 easy lessons: #1

First, identify new markets and opportunities.
Pay attention to the world around you. Are there trends to be taken account of? Is your market changing, and how can those changes help your business?

For example: What do people want to buy from you now, that might be different from when you first opened your shop? How do potential clients learn about you? Is the trend towards ever-cheaper quality in consumer goods going to impact your business and what can you do about it?

Steps 2, 3, and 4 on how to build your business by getting creative are in your copy of 101 Daily Tips for a Better Shop. Don’t have a copy yet? It’s available for Pretty Darn Quick download on Too Good to be Threw’s “Lunch with Kate” Page.

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Deja Vuesday: How do shoplifters get away with it?

Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk on December 14, 2010|

After all, some Auntie Kate blog posts are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!Shoplifting can eat up every penny of your profits, every minute of your work, every brilliant idea you have to build your consignment, resale, or thrift business.

If you’re consignment, you don’t want to let your consignor know her item was stolen…so you pay for something that’s no longer there.

If you’re buy-outright, the dollars you spent are gone.

And if you’re a donation-only thrift shop, the good intentions of your supporters and the work of your volunteers is flushed down the drain.

And that’s even before (more…)

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“Do you consign? I do, here’s why.”

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on December 13, 2010|

Great little blog entry from a consignor’s point of view. <Click to see what she has to say. I love “eavesdropping” on our audience like this, don’t you?

And she mentions something that really got me thinking.

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