Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, resale shopkeeping, small business, success on October 11, 2013| 1 Comment »
I loved the logo that Renewed Treasures uses and asked owner Cindy Besselman if I could share it with you.
Better than that... she persuaded her graphic designer to share some wisdom with you!
Without further ado, Amanda Rachel Chastain Best on designing a consignment, resale or thrift shop logo:
I recommend the following steps when coming up with a good graphic:
1. Draw (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, promotions, resale shopkeeping, web on October 10, 2013| 1 Comment »
Today’s just a banner day for your old Auntie Kate… I’ve been privileged to discover some super-terrific examples of consignment, resale and thrift shops doing some
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
stuff. You probably already saw (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, profit, resale shopkeeping, selling, small business on October 7, 2013| 13 Comments »
I couldn’t help but notice that
Every. Single. Store.
in the mall, yesterday, had big bright signage of 40-80% off most everything in their stores. Couldn’t help but notice, either, that smart shoppers are (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, Facebook, Twitter, web on October 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
I don’t know who told the shopkeepers of resale, consignment, and thrift shops that they needed to button up their personalities when communicating with their clientele, but whoever these teachers were,
If your current and potential shoppers and suppliers wanted to (more…)
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, sea of sameness, shop local, small business on October 4, 2013| 9 Comments »
Do you have a row of dressing rooms? How do you communicate which is which to staff and shoppers?
When you COULD be using them as another way to (more…)
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 