Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop on February 24, 2010| 18 Comments »
It’s Wacky Wednesday once again. A free giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners/ managers.And this week’s thought-provoker, which I think will get you reflecting (more…)
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, thought for the day on February 23, 2010| 5 Comments »
Okay, a bow to the Olympics.
When asked what his secret of success was, hockey great Wayne Gretzky said
Can you (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising on February 22, 2010| 6 Comments »
Years ago, I visited a shop and saw the owner sorting her sold tags for posting. (Now don’t you roll your eyes at me; this was pre-consignment software.)
But these weren’t tags, they were FRAGMENTS of tags with itty-bitty little writing on them.
The owner was getting three (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, holidays, success on February 21, 2010| 4 Comments »
Dear Amazon.com Associate,
It’s time again for referral fee payments to our Associates! This month, we have sent payments…
You did not earn any referral fees during the last payment period.
Gee, thanks for telling (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged advertising, consignors, customers on February 20, 2010| 3 Comments »
It pays to read closely everything reporters write in a newspaper article, bloggers blather on about, even what you might overhear at the grocery or a party. Here’s one that inspired me:
Shoppers who’d be embarrassed to be seen in a resale store should take a look.
This reporter was genuinely (more…)
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