Be yourself; Continue Reading »
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The English are SO much cooler about recycling clothes than we are. Here’s a great way to keep all those rock band, charity run, vacation T shirts from languishing in the landfill. Read about it.
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So it’s not selling. Sittin’ there, takin’ up room, boring your customers, prohibiting you from using that space for goods that will sell.
After all, that’s what you’re here for. To sell stuff. So what’s the obvious thing to do?
Mark it down.
NOT.
Well, I take that back. It may be Continue Reading »
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One of the absolute best things about having a consignment, resale, or thrift shop is that we can change our minds, our focus, or our philosophy almost instantly. And the best shopkeepers keep their minds alert to learning new things.
I was cleaning out my computer files the other day and ran across this message from Glenda Polak, owner of CapriceWest in Edmonton, Alberta. I’d asked Continue Reading »
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If we’re real lucky,
(and if we are talented consignment, resale, thrift shopkeepers as well) we always have more great stuff to show customers than we have space. It’s tempting, sometimes, to knock out a wall or two, but here’s an easier solution which, after some minor rod installation,
you can do in under five minutes.
Case in point:
Bulky things, Continue Reading »
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