If you have staff: employees, friends, family, volunteers, you know that
to each and every person they approach (or don’t, huh?) So how do you get them thinking like you? Here’s a list you might post in your staff Continue Reading »
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It was an afternoon filled with consignment and resale, and strange I-dunno-what’s-up shops. Some were well-established, some were brand-spanking new. I took Sis ’cause she’s good at asking nosy questions and I wanted to test the old adage
(And Sis wants me to add that I took her because she’s fun to shop with, too.) After all, we all need business buddies. Short of asking them to let me see who’s their Facebook friends and Twitter followers, I had to rely on Sis.
Shop #1, which has been here for donkey’s years, well-organized but limited selection. I tried real hard to buy something and couldn’t. Actually, I can’t remember the last time I did find anything to buy there. Question to owner: Continue Reading »
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This is gonna be fun.
I got interviewed, since I’m the “go-to source for resale” she said, for the Sarasota city paper on having garage sales! (Note: We are just really getting INTO our garage-sale season here in sweaty southern Florida.) I just hope the reporter picked up on my constant refrain… If it’s worth Continue Reading »
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I can’t think of a more profitable way to spend your weekend than by learning something new that will help your business grow.
This collection of articles from Cascade Business News, which is kind enough to maintain a page of good advice, has something for everyone, whether you own a high-end consignment shop, have a buy-outright resale shop, or work in, manage, or volunteer in a non-profit thrift store.
And there’s more, resale-specific ideas, in Auntie Kate’s Messy Back Room.
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Now that’s an email/ blog/FB/ tweet subject line that will Continue Reading »Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged advertising, display, email, Twitter, web | 2 Comments »
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