Posted in economics of resale, Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler, profit, resale shopkeeping on July 30, 2014|
Just about now, every resale, consignment, or thrift shopkeeper is SICK of the left-over, unsold seasonal clearance goods on the sales floor. And ready to call the shop’s favorite charities to
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And why on earth would you (more…)
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business on July 29, 2014|
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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
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop on July 24, 2014|
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged resale shopkeeping, Thrift on July 22, 2014| 2 Comments »
Some interesting facts. And some more. And more. And a fascinating book that a fellow resale shopkeeper sent me.
Not all discarded clothing is lucky enough to adorn a bridge.
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business on July 21, 2014|
Imagine all the selling, and “stage-setting”, that could be going on on these empty walls. Enough to make a grown shopkeeper cry.
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Don’t you love the book-page wall treatment?
If you have a carpenter in the family, or own stock in Ikea, wouldn’t this wall be a wow in your shop?
Don’t you love the hanging shoes? Breaking up a wall like this is very useful in resale, since we tend to have related batches, rather than rack after rack of the same item.
Here’s a gorgeous example from Misred, a shop in St. Pete FL:
Loving the painted (stenciled? wall decal?) tree with a hook, the small platform/ “planter” that grounds it, and the careful eye that created the above-rack displays!
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