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Up 23%, down 30%, up 19%, what’s going on?

Posted in economics of resale, tagged on August 4, 2009| 2 Comments »

One of the things that really struck me at our annual consignment/ resale/ thrift Conference, and that has been shuffling around in my brain since late June,  is the variety of changes in business over 2008.

Most shops that I spoke to reported (more…)

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You’re entering the Need Season

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on July 21, 2009| 3 Comments »

Switch Seasons Easily and ProfitablySummer, fall, winter, spring. The four seasons of the calendar and the four seasons of retail selling. But it turns out there’s another season, and it’s upon us right now.

Your clients are now entering the need season, a season that only secondhander shops can profit from. The new-merchandise stores can’t afford the need season. But you can maximize  customer service, public recognition, and dollars in the till with wise promotion in the coming weeks.

What happens to the (more…)

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Are you Just Another Shop?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on July 10, 2009| 2 Comments »

are you a boring consignment shop?Are you run of the mill?

Boring? Blah?

Forgettable? Yawn-inducing?

Is your business drowning in the Sea of Sameness? Promise me you’ll do a little shakerattleandrollin‘ before International Resale Day, (more…)

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How To Consign #1 on Google, now #1 on Bing too!

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on June 23, 2009| 4 Comments »

#1 on bing.com!We’re so proud we’re bustin’ our buttons!

HowToConsign, the consumer-oriented consignment, resale, and thrift site for consumers (Motto for them: Turn your Cluttered Closets into Cash; motto for us shopkeepers: Finding your future customers for you!) has been #1 on Google since it began in Spring 2007.

Now HowToConsign.com is #1 on Bing too… even BEFORE yelp, which is quite a feat. (Why it’s named that, when it isn’t just about consignment.)

Hope all you Sponsors are as proud as I am. And I hope your $1 or $2 a week Sponsorship is a good marketing investment for you!

Tip o’ the hat to Linda of Consignment Pal who sent this on to me.

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Marketing apps so easy, even I understand them.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on May 23, 2009| 2 Comments »

20090523twitterThere’s lotsa wonderful stuff out there in the Internet world you can do for your consignment or resale shop. Problem is, which ones will pay back your learning/ application/ use ? I mean, at SOME point, those dust bunnies are gonna need corralling, and one cannot spend her entire life staring at a monitor.

Here’s a couple of applications I have found that seem quick and easy enough to use for even an overloaded shopkeeper to take advantage of.*

Part One: Twitter

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