Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, seasonal sales, starting a consignment shop, success on January 21, 2016|
Looking forward to clearing out your racks of winter items this month?
Clearance sales, bag sales, dollar racks (which of course don’t have to be ONE-dollar racks) and BOGO events are great. So’s this idea, which I’d use NOW, before your clearance gets going seriously.
I call it the (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged employees, profit, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop on January 11, 2016| 7 Comments »
I don’t have statistics on this, but I strongly suspect that start-up consignment, resale and thrift stores which planned from the beginning to have funds available for support staff, have
than start-ups which relied solely on the owner working her or his butt off.
So tell us: did your shop open with just yourself working? Did you feel constrained in your operating hours?
When did you add staff, and what difference did it make in how your business operates and your bottom line?
If you are still, one or more years into your business, working by yourself and/or relying on temporary fill-in help from friends and family, what are your plans for increasing cash flow enough to add a staffer or two or twenty?
Or do you feel that you prefer to be the sole staffer in your shop?
I look forward to your comments!
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success on December 29, 2015|
They have to go somewhere. And those barely-even-touched goods (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, promotions, resale shopkeeping, small business, web, word of mouth on December 7, 2015| 4 Comments »
I had a lovely lunch recently with two consignment-shop partners. (Crab cakes yum!) We were talking about how November, December, and January, resalers of all sorts don’t seem to get the customer lovin’ they deserve.
Here’s (approximately) how the convo went:
“They just forget us starting in November.”
“They’re out Christmas shopping and no matter (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, consignors, customers, resale shopkeeping on October 30, 2015| 1 Comment »
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Some handy resources for advertising that YOU are the ULTIMATE in the Shop Local movement:
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 