Come along with me on a whirlwind visit to our fellow Sharing board participant’s shop in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island in Florida. I was able to visit this resale shop with a heart during a consultation on the island with another resale shop (which I’ll write about soon!) and wanted to share with you (more…)
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Jessica’s Place… Consignment with Style and Heart
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on May 12, 2010| 3 Comments »
What perks do your favorite customers get?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, word of mouth on May 9, 2010| 3 Comments »
There are so many ways (more…)
Things mothers say… about consignment shopping.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged sea of sameness on May 8, 2010| 1 Comment »
Well, I admit. I was brought up in resale.
So my mom had nothing but good things to say about consignment shopping.
“Quality counts.” Why buy cheap when you can buy inexpensive? Mom taught me to tell (more…)
Consignment & Resale Shop Banners Draw Business
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, success on May 6, 2010| 4 Comments »
Molly shows us where her banner is displayed on Once Again Consignment’s shopfront.
About your consignment, resale or thrift shop getting noticed from the street. . .
Molly, owner of Once Again in New Mexico, sent examples of the banners she uses to great effect. So here they are!
Need more incoming? This banner at Once Again draws them in!
Could a sale banner be any simpler?
When in doubt…tell ’em WHAT you do and WHEN.
Customer Service? Ha!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on May 5, 2010|
Hope YOUR customer service is better than this! This web site wants YOU to help them (and insists you go into detail: “specific color, size…”), but they categorically refuse to help YOU.
Oh. Unless they have a “readily available solution”…translation: if we can get off our fat butts and like, HELP you?
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