As those of us who are lucky enough to go to NARTS Conference get ready to go, I can’t help but try to figure a way to “bring it on home” to resalers who can’t attend this year.
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Conference Contest! Tell It in TEN
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference on June 22, 2009| 9 Comments »
What to Pack for Conference
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference on June 21, 2009| 5 Comments »
Standing in your skivvies in front of your closet, wondering what to pack for NARTS Conference? Me too.
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Shopping Resale: Is it perfectly natural in your town?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition on June 18, 2009|
On Sharing today, some consignment and resale store 
owners were discussing what happens when new competition comes into your marketplace. In this particular discussion, large thrift stores were the newcomers, but really, any competition, from the designer consignment boutique to the junk-shop variety, can cast a pall upon your attitude and your (more…)
Ephemeral email, tangible postcards
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on June 16, 2009| 4 Comments »
brief, episodic, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, short, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory, unenduring, volatile
As much as we love email to our consignment, resale, thrift customers, email is ephemeral and all of the above. Great for instant (more…)
Writing for a resale audience
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference on June 13, 2009| 3 Comments »
I just realized it’s
exactly 2 weeks before I have the honor and the privilege of presenting a workshop at NARTS Conference to my consignment, resale, and thrift peers.
The workshop’s titled Be OPEN: The ABC Guide to Success and the description I wrote is “It’s easy as ABC to make (more…)
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