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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, web on August 12, 2010| 5 Comments »
Drowning in incoming merchandise yet? Life-saving tips from Auntie Kate
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, buy-outright, daily operations on August 11, 2010| 6 Comments »
Drowning in incoming consignments?
If your resale, thrift or consignment shop is not yet flooded with fall incoming, you soon will be.
How will you cope? It’s easy to get frazzled and forget that your intake process must be as client-centric as your selling processes are. If you’re drowning, it’s tempting to grasp onto anything that looks like it’ll keep you afloat without regard to long-term consequences. For example, some shopkeepers wish they could tape a sign on the door NO MORE ’til I get done with what I got!…but fortunately, they realize that turning away suppliers is bad for business in the long, and the short, run.
I can’t add hours to your day (which is probably what you wish for), but there are some (relatively) simple ways to not drown in a sea of incoming.
Here’s how NOT to cope:
Don't let a sea of incoming take a chunk out of your business.
Don’t cope by, if you (more…)
Deja Vuesday. Geesh, it’s back-to-school time in resale already.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 10, 2010|
See past Deja Vuesday posts.
BTS is the big season in resale, even if you don’t carry kidstuff. Everyone remembers the excitement of starting afresh in the fall, and this carries over not only into adult clothing, but furniture and home decor as well. So (more…)
You are more special than you think.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, perceived value, word of mouth on August 9, 2010| 1 Comment »
How do buyers and sellers, cleaner-outers and accumulators, choose a resale shop to deal with? And what makes them decide to continue consigning at your shop, donating to your thrift store, buying and selling in your resale shop?
They choose the shop which seems to be (more…)
Weekend Warrior: Improve thyself (or at least thy knowledge base)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior on August 6, 2010|
See past Weekend Warrior ideas.
Okay, this weekend, it’s time to
relax computer-side.
Here’s a list that’ll have your mouse clicking all weekend:
Stalk Exchange: the NY Times list of Twitter addresses for women’s fashion designers, sellers, models. And some blogs, too, to check out.
If anyone knows of a similar list that would cover childresnwear, mean’s fashion, home goods, please tell us in the comments!
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