Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop on November 16, 2009| 5 Comments »
Trouble is, sometimes it’s hard to translate advice written by and aimed towards corporations with more hierarchy than our businesses.
Here’s an article from Andy Sernovitz which is easier to see ourselves in than most. The black type is Andy, the red is my (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler, small business on November 13, 2009| 4 Comments »
How to avoid making your own bad luck, if you’re a consignment or resale shopkeeper or a thrift shop manager, some tips from TGtbT.com:
Bad luck abounds when you wander off the trail. Choosing a lousy location, and then compounding its disadvantages by not advertising consistently. Deciding what you will sell based on what you want to sell rather than what your customers want to buy.
Avoid the dead-end trails and the falling-rock zones with the Manual, and take along a Luncheonette Product or two for when you’re feeling a bit peckish.
Spending your consignors’ money, putting Internet access into the hands of easily-distracted staffers, ignoring advertising and promotional opportunities can put your business in danger of tumbling over. (Have we mentioned the best way to get your shop Internet exposure, by listing it on the #1-Google-rated site for resale shoppers? If you’re not on HowToConsign.com, what in the world are you waiting for? A rich uncle to give you a quarter a day?)
If you want to stay away from the slippery slopes of failure, Products for Growing Shops can be your safety fence.
Pay attention to the time-tested advice from many of the shopkeepers who frequent our blog and Facebook pages. They’ve told you and told you: Use red-penteled markdowns. Do daily backups of your business data. Watch your COG like a hawk. Get rid of that PITA consignor.
That one, I can’t help you with. Unless, of course, you are the parent of a consignment or resale shop owner and you wish to keep them safe. In that case, might I suggest a loving gift from Too Good to be Threw’s Shop for Professional Resalers? After all, who’s gonna take care of you in your old age? Your successful resale-shopkeeper child!
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on November 8, 2009| 2 Comments »
I hope you’re knee-and-elbow deep in Christmas (Holiday, Hanukkah, Winter
Solstice etc) planning this weekend. I hope your expectations for the holiday selling period in your consignment (resale, thrift etc) shop are great.
If you do not (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, perceived value on November 6, 2009| 16 Comments »
No more $5 off a $35 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase or whatever you have been doing; STOP IT RIGHT NOW.
You give (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, success on November 3, 2009| 7 Comments »
Everything is looking up for the rich shopkeeper. She makes SURE it does.
Do you have every event, every ad, every blog message, website change, consignor letter and bag-stuffer….even every display window theme, between now and the end of the year planned out? Know when and how you will let your prospective audience know about the events? If so, you may be a rich-shopkeeper-in-the-making.
If you look (more…)
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