Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, sea of sameness on February 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Does your resale or consignment or thrift shop carry a good number of small wall decor items?
This “garden arbor” style of entry, set flush against the store’s entry, could be a great way to not only give you a bit more hanging display space, but also (more…)
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference, success on February 14, 2011|
Happy Valentine’s Day… you know how much Auntie Kate {hearts} resale shopkeepers of all sorts (well, 
except for some sorts; let’s be honest here 😉 )
And because Auntie Kate adores you, she wants you to know that it’s only 18 weeks until our resale industry’s annual Conference. This year it’s in Dallas. (Read about it.) (And read what Auntie Kate thinks about Conference.)
Every shopkeeper…whether consignment or buy-outright…can afford to go. Yes, you can. It’s up to you. 18 weeks…can you increase your profits by just $20 a business day, and tuck that money aside to invest in the second-greatest* learning experience in your chosen field?
Of course you can. $20 extra profit a day is a piece of cake, and investing the $1800-$2500 you could be making between now and then will net you ten, twenty, even 100 times your investment, if you truly take in, absorb, question and filter all the knowledge you will get from Conference.
Get out the Products for the Professional Resaler you already have in your business reference library. Find those strategies and ideas you thought were a possibility, but which you’ve not gotten around to doing. Then do them. Simple as that.
Don’t have any Products for the Professional Resaler? Get some. There’s even the cheaper-than-a-grilled-cheese Lunch with Kate Products.
Don’t want to spend ANY money making money? Then read everything here on Auntie Kate the Blog, review the hundreds of free tips and hints on TGtbT.com, get a glimpse into how your customers think at HowToConsign.com, follow Too Good to be Threw on Twitter and Facebook, and see what the Sharers have to say on our Professional Resalers’ discussion board.
(Oh, and if you’re a manager rather than the owner of a shop? Start working on the boss/ the board of directors now to pay for your professional education…and show them how you’re making the $20 extra a day with a little help from Auntie Kate!) .Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, success on February 13, 2011| 2 Comments »
Sundays, for many of us, are for examining the larger picture. Whether in a place of worship or within your own soul:
If you as a resaler, whether you own or operate (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging, display, sea of sameness on February 12, 2011| 1 Comment »
It’s always a good idea to remind customers just where they are. After all, you want them to have your shop name firmly in mind when they tell all their friends how great your consignment, thrift, or resale shop is, right?
I must admit, I am a sucker for store-improvement ideas…even though I am not known for my exacting artistic skills. But here’s (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, merchandising on February 11, 2011| 4 Comments »
A suggestion for consignment, resale, and thrift shops:
Add a little pizzazz to your shop. While you’re changing seasons is a great time to go
Think about it, or get out the results from your last Customer Survey and take a look at why your customers shop resale. One of the reasons people tell me they love to shop the small, independently-owned secondhand-merchandise places is because they can (more…)
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