Just got word that Life’s Treasures Carrollwood, in the north Tampa area, beat their much-more established sister store in a wealthier area… first time ever, just a month afterI enjoyed a visit and a bit of consulting there. They were doing lots right, and I hope the insights I was able to share tipped them over the edge! I’ll be back there soon, to see how the Life’s Treasures new “man cave” or “Super Values” department works out for them. I think it will go a long way towards luring both the traditional super-thrifty thrift shopper and the newly awakened smart shopper into the same store, thus keeping “old friends” and developing new customers.
Another of my past consultation clients, the NAM stores in Houston, were able to fund a simple paint-job facelift recently and showed off their work on Facebook. Here’s the “before”, which I told them looked cold and forbidding… and furthermore didn’t tempt SHOPPERS because it downplayed that this was a STORE…
And here’s the “after.” Don’t you love it? And they are doing a super job of rebranding their three thrift stores, too!
It’s so rewarding, being able to help consignment, resale, and thrift stores break through that final retail barrier.
Tomorrow, we’ll talk about one more iny change I suggested for the NAM stores. One change that didn’t require much more than, oh, $30 in funding but makes such a difference!
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 