This weekend, why not increase the value of your shop’s merchandise photos with a little craftiness?
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Tags = Sales. Does that make your consignment or resale shop a tag sale?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior, tagged merchandising, web on August 20, 2010| 1 Comment »
Another Weekend Warrior Idea.
Weekend Warrior: Improve thyself (or at least thy knowledge base)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior on August 6, 2010|
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Okay, this weekend, it’s time to
relax computer-side.
Here’s a list that’ll have your mouse clicking all weekend:
Stalk Exchange: the NY Times list of Twitter addresses for women’s fashion designers, sellers, models. And some blogs, too, to check out.
If anyone knows of a similar list that would cover childresnwear, mean’s fashion, home goods, please tell us in the comments!
Weekend Warrior
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior, tagged shop local, small business, word of mouth on July 30, 2010| 3 Comments »
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This weekend’s Warrior assignment is to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your thinking about how to draw people into your shop…
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people who might otherwise never ever enter a store full of used stuff.
Since it’s BTS time (yes it is I don’t care what you say!) here’s an idea to get your little grey cells working. College-student tweet-worthy.
And some Riffs on Recycling I gathered: would these attract previously-unmotivated people into your shop? Or maybe some previously-passed by New Year’s Resolutions might now fill the bill of filling your shop with thrilled new folk?
How could your store, with its unique merchandise, its specific location, and the target audience you would like to attract, draw brand-new faces in your doors?
And then, how will you convert these folks into buyers, fans, friends, and advocates for your business?
Photo from martialsmarts.com
Weekend Warrior: Consignment & Resale shop posts can draw more traffic
Posted in economics of resale, Weekend Warrior on July 23, 2010| 11 Comments »
It's a pleasure to do my Weekend Warrior assignments. (See, you read this caption first, didn't you?)
See last weekend’s Warrior suggestion.
What’s a weekend to a retailer? It’s time to work on your business, even if you may not be working in it. Your weekend projects could be more valuable to your shop than you realize.
This weekend, let’s work on captions…
those captivating, compelling communication devices that are so easily overlooked. Fortunately, they are easy to go back and add, which is your weekend warrior assignment, should you choose to accept it.
Why bother with captions? After the headline or subject line,
or a subhead like this,
the most read area (more…)
The Consignment/ Resale Weekend Warrior
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior on July 17, 2010| 3 Comments »
Ah, the weekends. Yeh, right.
What’s a weekend to a retailer? Maybe a few extra hours, but it’s still
time to work on your business, even if you may not be working in it.
In fact, your weekend projects could be more valuable to the health of your shop than you realize.
Just in case you have (more…)
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