Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, coupons on December 18, 2008| 3 Comments »
...blow everyone off. That’s what Uncle Ben’s Rice did. They had an offer in Oprah’s and Rachel Ray’s magazines (think for a moment how much a full-page ad plus the blow-in card cost. Just stop and THINK how much this company had invested. Just THINK.) The offer screamed
OF LONG GRAIN & WILD RICE ...all you had to do (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on December 13, 2008|
No, I’m not talking about the perils of airplane travel over the holidays…
I’ve noticed a lot of already-in-business (some for many years!) shops stocking up now on a variety of Products for the Professional Resaler and the manual. I’ve even received orders from (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on November 6, 2008| 2 Comments »
(Episode #3 in a series: read Episode #1 and Episode #2)
It’s an Internet world, like it or not. If “they” can’t find your shop at the tip of their fingers, you’re losing (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on November 3, 2008| 7 Comments »
(Episode #2 in a series: read Episode #1)
With the explosion of interest in (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged holidays on October 30, 2008| 3 Comments »
That Challenge to all Consignment and Resale Shops? It was a good idea in July. It’s an even better one in November.
For those of you who are taking advantage of the recent intense media interest in our resale / consignment / thrift store industry, how many (more…)
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