Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged daily operations, display, perceived value on September 20, 2010| 18 Comments »
Happy 35th Anniversary Week to ME!Yes, I know. I’ve been around the consignment counter a few times. With 35 years gone by since I opened my own shop (and more years than that involved in the biz), it’s easy for me to think I’ve seen it all before. (More about me on yesterday’s intro to this Great TGtbT Week of Giveaways!)
And that’s what (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged holidays, perceived value, resale shopkeeping on September 19, 2010| 12 Comments »
Yes, I have quite a consignment career BEHIND me.
This week I will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of opening my consignment shop.
THIRTY-FIVE years! That means (oh lordy) that the grandchildren of the children who were outfitted by one more time back in 1975…are now FOURTH-GENERATION resale fans.
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life on September 6, 2010| 1 Comment »
If you have time between the potato salad and the picnic, read my labor of love this Labor Day.
Free for the reading on the internet.
The Picker Who Perished, a TGtbT Consignment Shop Mystery.
If you like it, you can even purchase real, autographed copies of it for resale or for drawing prizes in your resale shop or for gifts to your best clients, staff, or volunteers.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged resale shopkeeping on August 23, 2010| 9 Comments »
Recently, I’ve been observing an NFP whose board has decided that their resale store could do better. It’s been interesting to watch them trying to get a grasp on what to do, when, why, and most especially how. It’s a horrendously big job and of course, with not only staff, volunteers and management but board members too chiming in, everyone has a different priority and a different ax to grind and (remember, this is an NFP!) different stakes in the end results.
At the same time, a small historic museum association I’ve been a part of is trying to move forward and fulfill its educational mission. Again: Many ways to go, many areas that need work, and lots of territorial issues.
As a volunteer source of work and wisdom in both scenarios, I researched how to plan out the refreshing of any large, complex organization. I ran across a game plan a downtown merchants’ association used to revitalize their shopping district. I think this will help both groups. It consists of four steps which we’ll cover this week. I’m gonna look at it from a resale store perspective, since I doubt many of my readers have a history museum to worry about.
Okay. Step One, (more…)
Posted in Slices of (my) life on August 13, 2010| 10 Comments »
What is it? (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 