Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, competition, HowToConsign.com, promotions on January 27, 2010| 17 Comments »
It’s Wacky Wednesday once again. A free giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners/ managers.You want your shop’s name (and tag line, if all goes well) to STICK in people’s minds whether they’re looking for something specific, gathering up (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged HowToConsign.com, shop local, small business on January 25, 2010| 3 Comments »
Thanks, resale & consignment buddies, for all your thoughts about how to broaden you customer appeal!
The magic number, drawn by Randomizer.org this week, is… Number 3. The same number that it drew last week. Hmm. Maybe I’ll have to go back to asking the DuH to pick a number, any number.
And Participant #3 is (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop, thought for the day on January 24, 2010| 1 Comment »
All the glory and none of the work? I don't think so.
And even more especially in resale, where (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accessories, display, sea of sameness on January 23, 2010| 4 Comments »
After all, folks are shopping your place because they want something different.
But that very variety can make it really hard to create an under-glass display that (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, HowToConsign.com, sea of sameness on January 22, 2010| 1 Comment »
Is it time in your consignment or resale or thrift shop to Think Outside the Box?
Is it time to figure out what would be some good tasks to tackle in a Slow Month?
Is it time to add YOUR shop to the Resale Shop Directory at the #1 Google site, HowToConsign.com?
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 