Posted in economics of resale, Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler, profit, resale shopkeeping on July 30, 2014|
Just about now, every resale, consignment, or thrift shopkeeper is SICK of the left-over, unsold seasonal clearance goods on the sales floor. And ready to call the shop’s favorite charities to
But wait! You need to check through these things first.
And why on earth would you (more…)
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business on July 21, 2014|
Imagine all the selling, and “stage-setting”, that could be going on on these empty walls. Enough to make a grown shopkeeper cry.
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Don’t you love the book-page wall treatment?
If you have a carpenter in the family, or own stock in Ikea, wouldn’t this wall be a wow in your shop?
Don’t you love the hanging shoes? Breaking up a wall like this is very useful in resale, since we tend to have related batches, rather than rack after rack of the same item.
Here’s a gorgeous example from Misred, a shop in St. Pete FL:
Loving the painted (stenciled? wall decal?) tree with a hook, the small platform/ “planter” that grounds it, and the careful eye that created the above-rack displays!
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop on June 3, 2014|
Rainy day lovers don’t hide love inside they just pass it on*
If it’s a rainy, slow day at your shop and you’re feelin’ blue, here’s some projects that will have your consignment, thrift or resale shop passin’ the love on!
Great example of a shop’s “generic photo”… shows what you sell, and even the shop name! Thanks, Again and Again2 in Idaho
* Take some generic (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, resale shopkeeping, shop local, small business on May 13, 2014| 3 Comments »
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