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A new word for the #consignment, resale, thrift industry.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on April 28, 2011| 3 Comments »
OMG Emergency! It’s just a week ’til Prom!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on April 27, 2011|
Here’s an idea: the emergency prom dress.
Announce, one week or less before prom, that if they haven’t found a prom dress yet or if that guy FINALLY worked up the courage to ask…
Your shop is offering (more…)
Hidden delights
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler, profit, starting a consignment shop on April 26, 2011| 4 Comments »
As I was going through the Manual this weekend to prepare it for its next printing (I think this is the 13th or 14th edition!) , I ran across some little tidbits that even I had forgotten about.
And I thought I’d remind the many folks who use the Manual as an invaluable business resource of a couple of ideas that could take their consignment, resale, and thrift shops
up to the next level.
For example, right now might be a real good time to
have a fake sale in your shop.
See page 175 for this idea.
How one shop’s net profits went from 17% to 22% with one oh-so-simple change.
That’s on page 182 in the Manual.
The Preferred Consignor Club increases your shop’s uniqueness and perceived value.
If you don’t already use this way to differentiate your shop from the crowd, refresh your memory on page 65.
Can’t lay your hands on your copy of the manual without getting up from the computer? Scan through the Table of Contents to refresh your memory of the (possibly forgotten in the day-to-day flurry that is resale!) hidden delights that could be put to good use right now!
Oh, and for those who don’t use the Manual to make their shops all they dream it can be…or for those still in the dreaming stage…or for those who have the nagging feeling that they could do better? You too can have Too Good to be Threw The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops for your very own. Place your order today here.
Logos I rejected (and why)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, HowToConsign.com, Products for the Professional Resaler, starting a consignment shop on April 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
Okay, I showed you some logos that I liked so much I kept them in my reference file. Now, let’s take a look at choosing a logo.
Some logos I rejected, and why:
A logo from scratch: when I was developing (more…)
Logos I Like: a Gallery of Inspiration for Consignment, Resale, and Thrift Shops.
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk on April 23, 2011| 1 Comment »
A little gallery of inspiring logos that might be just the thing for your resale store, and why I like them. Matching one’s logo-look to the image of the shop is (more…)
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