Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged holidays, Thrift on November 22, 2007| 1 Comment »
If you are still mulling over an easy but spectacular way to decorate your shop windows for the holidays, there are some inexpensive ideas in The Big Book of Window Displays Especially for Resale Shops
And, if you are out in those “new” stores this holiday season yourself, think of what is out there that can enhance your shop. Lotsa ideas on our Let’s Shop! Page.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged success on November 13, 2007| 3 Comments »
After all, who got acclaim as one of the richest men on Earth? Sam Walton, or the guy who owns Saks Fifth Avenue? Do you even KNOW who founded Saks?
My stepsister worked with me at my consignment shop, One More Time, every day. One Sunday, we attended a giant gathering. (Now keep in mind, it was a sweaty summer day, dusty, in Ohio, but still…) She looked around and, behind her hand, said (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on November 9, 2007|
This week, I added another country to the list of places that I have sent my book, Too Good to be Threw, The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops and other of my Products for the Professional Resaler.
Norway‘s the latest country. Of course, I send scads to Canada, quite a number to Australia and Great Britain. In addition, I have sent manuals and other info to Italy, Costa Rica and Mexico, Sweden and Germany. Several to Hong Kong too (can you imagine THEIR rent!?!) Fun to know that ReSell..RePlace…ReJoice is becoming an international favorite!
When I have time, I love to look up some addresses in Google Maps. A recent one was a half-number in a romantic part of NYC. I’ve always wanted to live at, say, 8 1/2 Summit Place and waft around in tea-dyed lace and tattered chiffon. Another address that had me daydreaming was something like The Old Vicarage, High Street, Quaint-on-the-Thames in England. Tweeds and crumpets, cobblestones and hedgerows.
Now, if I could only stage a World Tour! Heck, maybe I’ll just design a T-shirt and pretend like I get to see all the wonderful places TGtbT is making its mark on the retail world!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns on October 28, 2007| 11 Comments »
First, read The Jacket I Left Behind. I STILL lust after it. I still regret it.
So there I am. A consignment shop owner, author, editor, and consultant, shopping in another consignment shop while on vacation.
I’m thrilled to find a shop, thrilled that DuH has a magazine that he can sit in the car and read, thrilled that I have time to really shop.
Sashay I into said shop. Nice place! Lookin’ good. Oops. There’s (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on October 26, 2007|
How many hours a day do you work? If you’re an entrepreneur, you probably cannot answer that question. Do you count just the time when you’re physically at your business? Do you include that focused-mental-set time known as commuting? How about the minutes here and there that your brain wanders from making dinner or listening to your preteen complain about her friends towards what you have to do at work?
Then there’s the hours (more…)
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 