Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged email, small business, web on May 24, 2011| 5 Comments »
Not particularly the announcement I’d make, but you get the idea.
What do you do if you can’t easily and quickly make a page on your web site (or goodness gracious, don’t even have a web site for your consignment, thrift, resale shop!), but
MORE folks than just (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop on May 23, 2011| 3 Comments »
“I don’t see much sense in that,” said Rabbit.
“No,” said Pooh humbly, “there isn’t. But there was going to be when I began it. It’s just that something happened to it along the way.”
When you started out, you had a mind map for your business. It seemed like such a straight-forward business plan. But now, your strategy for your consignment shop, buy-outright boutique, or not-for-profit thrift store more closely resembles the Hundred Acre Wood rather than a treasure map. Diversions (Tigger’s Bouncing Place) and reactions to past conundrums (Where the Woozle Wasn’t) are taking up all your brain’s territory.
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk on May 20, 2011| 3 Comments »
Be yourself; (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged recycle on May 19, 2011| 2 Comments »
The English are SO much cooler about recycling clothes than we are. Here’s a great way to keep all those rock band, charity run, vacation T shirts from languishing in the landfill. Read about it.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns, perceived value on May 18, 2011| 2 Comments »
So it’s not selling. Sittin’ there, takin’ up room, boring your customers, prohibiting you from using that space for goods that will sell.
After all, that’s what you’re here for. To sell stuff. So what’s the obvious thing to do?
Well, I take that back. It may be (more…)
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