Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, Twitter on February 2, 2010|
I love, love, love these Common Craft videos for several reasons: they explain things, they look great, they’re fun and well-done.
Keep that in mind as you explore (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, small business on February 1, 2010| 4 Comments »
Not that you want to have to be a superhero one day,but really, read, then file this for possible reference (preferably somewhere where fire, flood, or tornado won’t get it!)
FEMA: Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry.
Make your retail space safer to avoid problems in day-to-day operations.
And Safety in Robbery Situations.
Superhero graphic from wikipedia
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, customers, mailing list on January 31, 2010|
Need a quick “why-shop-with-us” message? To Twitter, put on Facebook, to blog 
about or send your (more…)
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display on January 29, 2010|
Some of my favorites. I can just see these in dressing rooms, above wall shelves, anchoring (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged home decor, profit, resale shopkeeping, selling on January 28, 2010| 12 Comments »
Is it time to raise your prices in your resale shop? It could be.It might be time to take a fresh look at your pricing structure if you’ve been at the same place, price-wise, for a few years.
According to the Consumer Price Index Calculator, what $25 would buy in 2007, costs $25.87 now.
That means that for every (more…)
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