Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged daily operations, display, perceived value on September 20, 2010| 18 Comments »
Happy 35th Anniversary Week to ME!Yes, I know. I’ve been around the consignment counter a few times. With 35 years gone by since I opened my own shop (and more years than that involved in the biz), it’s easy for me to think I’ve seen it all before. (More about me on yesterday’s intro to this Great TGtbT Week of Giveaways!)
And that’s what (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged holidays, perceived value, resale shopkeeping on September 19, 2010| 12 Comments »
Yes, I have quite a consignment career BEHIND me.
This week I will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of opening my consignment shop.
THIRTY-FIVE years! That means (oh lordy) that the grandchildren of the children who were outfitted by one more time back in 1975…are now FOURTH-GENERATION resale fans.
If you too (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged Halloween on September 17, 2010| 1 Comment »
A cartoon only we resale industry folk would get.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, web on September 16, 2010| 5 Comments »
From a vast collection of interesting shots of consignment, resale, thrift and even (gasp!) “new” stores, some crafty ideas about how to make a photo of your shop (on your web site, in your blog, on FB, in a brochure or on a postcard of your business card or heck, even on a T-shirt) be doubly useful by including your name in the picture.
Without further ado, and with (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, profit, success on September 15, 2010| 2 Comments »
I know that you’ve heard (more…)
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