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Consignment & Resale winners announced!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on September 25, 2010| 2 Comments »

Resale is lots of work...but such fun!

The resaler's load is easier to bear when it's Shared!

Well, it’s been a whirlwind week…hearing from so many resale and consignment shopkeepers who have such great ideas! We’ve been having a little fun and giving away some prizes during my 35th Consignment Anniversary Week. (more…)

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What’s your stumbling block? A question for all consignment, resale, thrift shopkeepers.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on September 24, 2010| 9 Comments »

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment on this week’s messages to enter each drawing: Monday’s is here, Are you achieving your resale greatness?Tuesday’s is here,  Wednesday’s is here, and Thursday’s.

Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.

What is (more…)

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Consignment / resale/ thrift shop giveaway week: It’s not all about price.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 23, 2010| 14 Comments »

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment on this week’s messages to enter each drawing: Monday’s is here, Tuesday’s is here, and Wednesday’s is here.

So many shopkeepers spend every day, in every way, telling the world that they are incompetent.

Yes, they do. How? By (more…)

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Kate’s 35th Anniversary Giveaway for consignment & resale shopkeepers: About training staff.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 22, 2010| 10 Comments »

What do you foresee for yourself in the consignment and resale industry?

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment to win Monday’s prize, you can do so here, and Tuesday’s post is here.

What do you foresee for your business 5 years from now?

Whatever it is, it’ll probably involve (more…)

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My consignment anniversary giveaway: In honor of Martha Stewart

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 21, 2010| 14 Comments »

This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment to win Monday’s prize, you can do so here.

Every entrepreneur dreams of gaining the public attention an appearance on Oprah or Martha Stewart or other shows can bring their business, book, invention or passion. That’s whyMartha Stewart’s show giving

10 minutes of fame for consignment shops was so exciting

for all resale shopkeepers, and the show itself was well-done. Never once did we hear the phrase “musty dusty thrift shops of old”…thanks goodness. Each of us, even those without the audience of millions Martha has, can (more…)

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