Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, small business on October 9, 2012|
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Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life on October 7, 2012| 1 Comment »
Just a Sunday evening video (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, web on October 6, 2012|
What with all the hullabaloo about Facebook and its ever-changing methods of operating, I hope you are (more…)
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged promotions, social networking on October 5, 2012|
The hottest social media now is Pinterest. Would it not be cool to have a
Issue invites (“you plus a friend are invited…”) via social media, broadcast email, in-store and on your blog, and of course, on Pinterest!, make it a “potluck bringing your fav Pinterest nibble” and spend the evening making 2-3 Pinterest crafts… something to do with your merchandise, natch, like these denim beads (minus the paint…plus other fabric strips you have ready to go) or any button craft (gather up your lost-button box, have your invitees bring buttons, ask your donors/ suppliers for same starting TODAY, or go find piles at your neighboring thrift peer!)
Good timing for this would be the
before everyone gets hyper about the holidays. And what perfect timing to reinforce that holidays are better with resale, considering that
(That’s the motto of 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a Merry Recycled Holiday our 50 reasons for YOUR clientele to use resale for a merry and eco-friendly holiday season.)
So: You get to find new friends via Pinterest, you get to have a fun evening building customer loyalty, and you end up with new customers, new potential holiday gifts, and one TON of goodwill. Hey, and nibbles too? I am SO there.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, success on October 3, 2012| 11 Comments »
Express, the 600-store chain that caters to 20-to-30 year old men and women, had a dismal showing in this past quarter, financial news reports.
Why is that of interest (more…)
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Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 