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The next rung of the retail ladder.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged on October 5, 2010| 7 Comments »

Resalers on the ladder to successAre you raising, and then re-raising, your standards for your business?

When I opened my shop, I didn’t have price tags. I cut scrap paper up into little squares, wrote the consignor number, size, and price on them, and safety-pinned them onto my merchandise. Part of the reason for this was (more…)

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Is she a secret blogger…or him over there…or that other one?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on September 28, 2010| 3 Comments »

Do you have avid fans of your shop who are bloggers?

Yoo-hoo, any of you BLOG?

You may, without even knowing it. Have you tried asking recently?

Then asking them to blog about your shop? Even going so far as to having (more…)

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Consignment / resale/ thrift shop giveaway week: It’s not all about price.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 23, 2010| 14 Comments »

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment on this week’s messages to enter each drawing: Monday’s is here, Tuesday’s is here, and Wednesday’s is here.

So many shopkeepers spend every day, in every way, telling the world that they are incompetent.

Yes, they do. How? By (more…)

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My consignment anniversary giveaway: In honor of Martha Stewart

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 21, 2010| 14 Comments »

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment to win Monday’s prize, you can do so here.

Every entrepreneur dreams of gaining the public attention an appearance on Oprah or Martha Stewart or other shows can bring their business, book, invention or passion. That’s whyMartha Stewart’s show giving

10 minutes of fame for consignment shops was so exciting

for all resale shopkeepers, and the show itself was well-done. Never once did we hear the phrase “musty dusty thrift shops of old”…thanks goodness. Each of us, even those without the audience of millions Martha has, can (more…)

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Why should you care how much your business is worth, if you’re not thinking of selling?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on September 15, 2010| 2 Comments »

Consignment and resale shop owners, even charities who run thrift stores, are remarkably modest when it comes to comprehending how much their business is worth.

I know that you’ve heard (more…)

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