Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged seasonal sales on March 22, 2010| 1 Comment »
Christina and Holly are very happy franchisees. Even if you don’t think this is the route you want to take,
Both women estimate that they spend a few hours a week, year round, nurturing their sale. For example, the giant size rings (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, consignment, resale shopkeeping, seasonal sales, success on March 20, 2010| 1 Comment »
Read Part 1: Seasonal sales and their consignors
Volunteer spot-checkers...and spots they did find, but surprisingly few.
Today let’s look at how volunteers are a crucial part of making a seasonal sale workable, how they use and how they reward volunteers.
The key to the success, both in (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, consignment, resale shopkeeping, seasonal sales on March 19, 2010| 9 Comments »
As you can guess, my answers to our headline question will be positively in the affirmative. But before we get to explicit idea-sharing, let’s take a look at one seasonal sale venture: the Just Between Friends event in Tampa, Florida. Follow me, year-round consignment and resale shops, as I explore:
Thanks to my Just Between Friends Sale HQ friends, Shannon and Daven and Michelle, as well as the Tampa-area franchise owners Holly and Christina Ruhlig (they’re married to brothers), I was invited to poke around at the JBF seasonal sale in Tampa this week.
A necessity for seasonal sales: laundry carts so consignors can put their own big items on the selling floor.
Seasonal sales depend on three groups: the consignors, the volunteers, and the franchisee owners. I think consignment, resale, and thrift store owners can learn from, teach, and work with seasonal sales, so let’s take a look at all three groups. First:
I arrived (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, buy-outright, consignors on March 17, 2010| 17 Comments »
3-22-10: Update: there will be no winner this week of the Wacky Wednesday Giveaway because the minimum participation was not reached.
Wacky Weds is our free Giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners/ managers.
This week’s question for consignment and resale shopkeepers, which makes you eligible for our free Giveaway is:
What’s your favorite Blarney when you need to tell a supplier that you are not interested in accepting a particular incoming piece of merchandise? For example, (more…)
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, social networking, Twitter, web on March 16, 2010|
A new weekly feature here at Auntie Kate The Blog is
All dressed up...and no customers to greet? Could be they don't know about you.
where you can visit a gently-used, recycled, and even restyled blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.
Without further ado, for Deja Vuesday today may I present a post that is even MORE important now than it was almost 3 years ago :
“How long you been here?” is a question designed to drive any resaler CRAZY. You spend and spend on advertising, signage, bag-stuffers and all that, and still, people don’t seem to know you’re Read the whole Deja Vuesday post…
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