Who’s your customer? Everyone?
What do they want from your resale shop? Everything?
Wrong.
Watch as Continue Reading »
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Agree? I do. His “recap” is what Continue Reading »
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For a quick and easy (and inexpensive!) way to have a whole showcase full of gift suggestions in your consignment or resale shop, I didn’t have to hunt any further than this pin from a craft-show blog.
Using dollar-store note cards, wrapping paper for a “carpet” and maybe a few paper doilies here and there to act as “spotlights” on your best offerings, a full showcase with this display can be set up in an hour and show your shoppers that heirloom, vintage, nostalgic… (or even gasp bought-new-from wholesalers) jewelry makes a great gift for family and friends.
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged display, holidays |
If you struggle to come up with good copy for your consignment shop’s social media, web site, blog or media advertising, here’s a good article to read.
Although the post is written for craftspeople rather than resale shopkeepers, it’s got
5 Tips for Writing Better Product Copy.
If you have some tips or triumphs to add and share, we’d love to hear them in the comments!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged advertising, blogging, resale shopkeeping, small business, Twitter, web |
Does your consignment, resale or thrift shop sometimes overwhelm you with messiness?
Do you feel like you can never get your merchandise arranged in a shopper-friendly manner?
Then do what all the home organizers suggest: tackle things five minutes at a time.
Some real-life examples:
First, a nice fixture that has sold down Continue Reading »
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged daily operations, display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop |
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