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Children’s consignment business under scrutiny for labor practice
Why? Because, the US Dept of Labor claims, consignors or volunteers are in fact employees (more…)
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Dept of Labor declares consignors and volunteers are employees.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News on June 22, 2013| 4 Comments »
Back to School Super Saturday: Will your consignment or resale be there?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged promotions, resale shopkeeping, selling on June 19, 2013| 1 Comment »
Are you ready for another “national shopping holiday”? According to the New York Times,
Teen Vogue magazine, published by the Condé Nast division of Advance Publications, sought last year to make back-to-school even bigger with an elaborate promotion (more…)
Taking away shopper privileges in the nicest possible way.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, selling on June 13, 2013| 1 Comment »
What happens when you have to take a privilege away from your shoppers?
How can you turn what will be perceived as a negative, into a positive?
Here’s how one business did it wrong. In a (more…)
What do an Australian dentist and Kate have in common?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns on May 24, 2013| 3 Comments »
What do an Australian dentist and Kate have in common?
The knowledge that a bunch of flowers and a lip balm are worth WAY more to your business than taking $200 less. And cheaper too.
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It’s “far more efficient and pleasurable for both parties.”
Protect Your Consignment or Resale Shop from Fraud and Cybercrime
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping on May 19, 2013| 2 Comments »
How hard who you have to work to cover what’s been stolen?
Did you know
[small] companies [like yours] lose approximately $155,000 as a result of fraud.
Here’s (more…)
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