Bitter truth. Fewer shopping days, this year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That means folks will be even more harried than usual, and less likely to take the time to visit your shop. So make your shoppers so happy, they’ll think you’re Santa. Or that you hung the moon. Or both.
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Just saw the cutest Santa-keeping-a-secret photo on a consignment shop’s Facebook page. The caption was
Tell Santa Continue Reading »
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Click for “Holidays in Resale” Treasury of ideas to make the season brighter for your customers and your business
I know how it is. There’s so much incoming in your consignment, resale or thrift shop, that lo and behold!
Black Friday & Small Business Saturday are Continue Reading »
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Here’s a little something to mull over for the New Year:
Create and CONTROL your shop’s web site on your own.
You know how it goes. That web site some dude designed for you a while back is now out of date, or Continue Reading »
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Who better deserves a lovely holiday treat than your resale, thrift or consignment shop? Here’s some suggestions:
Raise your clientele’s expectations, then prove to them that your sign tells the truth!
Click to purchase this from the originator on Etsy.
These plastic hands are inexpensive and versatile props (I like them best holding a small sign) and click through for an idea perfect for building ties with your supporters or volunteers!
More ideas:
- A good idea that’s been overlooked by the “real” stores… turning a digital photo frame into a mini-slide show.
- Things you could gift your shop with to make every day a little celebration.
- And finally, What to Buy Your Shop on Holiday Clearance.
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