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Resale shopkeepers can learn from the GapYou can learn a lot from history… even history of a “real” store.

What went wrong? …interviews …depict a company that chased after rivals, rather than charting its own course, and that cut quality and lost touch with customers. Simply put, it filled its stores with stuff that people didn’t want. [Emphasis Kate’s]

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Intrigued by the colossal flop of their logo change? There are some lessons even the smallest of shops can learn in this article where a designer tries to fix the “new” logo, written before Gap changed back to the original.

What’s YOUR experience with Gap-branded clothing?

Has interest remained high over the last few years, or has it become a dog of a brand? And how does Kid Gap do? And speaking of Express, is that a sought-after brand or has it died in our industry? We’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Some of you may have made the acquaintance of the lovely, warm Sharon Munroe of Little Green Beans in Austin TX, a HowToConsign.com sponsor, at last year’s NARTS Conference.

HowToConsign.com Sponsor on the news

Click to see Sharon in action!

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Sharon of Little Green Beans in Austin TX entered the Retail Means Jobs video contest mentioned on Auntie Kate the Blog 6 weeks ago , and just got word that her video tour of her resale shop has been

selected in the top 40 of all entries!

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Your shop does good. So tell your community that.Don’t forget, I told you that

you have a right to brag.

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I grieve for the fact that a good business was basically thrown on the trash heap.

don't let your consignment shop go to wasteAs a resale/ consignment consultant, blogger, speaker and avid shopper, I have to agree with this writer. Every month (more…)

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