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How does your consignment or resale shop compare?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping, small business on January 10, 2013| 8 Comments »
Do you LOOK for questions to answer?
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, small business, web on January 5, 2013| 8 Comments »
Do you look for
questions to answer,
potential consignors to motivate,
future markets to develop for your consignment, resale or thrift shop?
One way is to be sure that (more…)
Get ready for NEXT Christmas today
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged buy-outright, christmas, consignment, holidays, Thrift on December 26, 2012| 1 Comment »
Just like we suggest to consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers that they motivate suppliers to clear their closets of Halloween costumes every November,
this week is the ideal time to stock up on Christmas sweaters
for next year. After all, no one wants to store them for the next eleven months, and YOU want to be sure you have them bright and early next Christmas.
(Remember, do NOT call them “ugly” sweaters when you’re trying to get them in, or Aunt Sally, whose favorite holiday sweater is now, alas, a bit too tight what with the 5 eggnogs and fruitcake… won’t bring it in.)
It’s not just that you want the sweaters… it’s a great way to remind folks that they can consign, sell, or donate stuff now that they’ve gotten something new to replace it with, and of course… you want those shoppers
shopping your after-Christmas sale event
too, right?
Remember to repeat your advertising message a few days after New Year’s too, for those hard-core Christmas sweater wearers who can’t part with them just yet.
Shopping resale online… infinite variations
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, selling, web on December 14, 2012| 2 Comments »
A nice summary article from The New York Times about shopping consignment/ resale online.
How can you use these companies’ high-flying concepts
to improve the shopping and supplying aspects of your shop, or to make the online shopping you have on your web site more productive? After all, these folks have big money and marketing brains behind them, and we can do some electronic brain picking right from the comfort of our homes/ shops/ couches.
Take a look. Update: The NYT now limits access to their past articles unless you pay for (caution, pun approaching) … second-hand news. We’d love to hear what you take away from your study of these companies. Take a minute to share in the comments below!
Are you overworking your elves?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged employees, resale shopkeeping on December 10, 2012|
In consignment, resale, and thrift shops, busy selling times, extended holiday hours, even a simple special event promotion might
put your staff into overtime.
In other shops, employees might be swapping normal shifts to accommodate family celebrations and travel plans.
Make sure (more…)
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