Big black hole. What a waste!
If you have a glass entry to your shop, you have one more display window than you realize.
Look at all that empty display area, just waiting to be filled last thing before you leave every evening!
Why not give after-hours strollers something to look at, something to admire and covet…or even something to tell them a bit more about your shop?
It’s not hard to do. It can be as simple as Continue Reading »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged display, merchandising |
I hope you’re knee-and-elbow deep in Christmas (Holiday, Hanukkah, Winter
Solstice etc) planning this weekend. I hope your expectations for the holiday selling period in your consignment (resale, thrift etc) shop are great.
If you do not Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged christmas, holidays | 2 Comments »
No more $5 off a $35 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase or whatever you have been doing; STOP IT RIGHT NOW.
You give Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged christmas, holidays, perceived value | 16 Comments »
Consignment & resale shopkeepers can clean up on costumes year 'round!
Did you let your consignors*, your sellers, or your donors know that you want those Halloween costumes now?
No?
Then do it forthwith! (That means make it snappy!)
Why? Because, yes, you can make money from costumes of all sorts the whole year ’round. Read on, for an article from a past issue of our print newsletter, which we no longer publish.
Looking to build your business? Have you considered costume sales and/ or rental?
Dressing up in Continue Reading »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged buy-outright, Halloween, success | 5 Comments »
Everything is looking up for the rich shopkeeper. She makes SURE it does.
Do you have every event, every ad, every blog message, website change, consignor letter and bag-stuffer….even every display window theme, between now and the end of the year planned out? Know when and how you will let your prospective audience know about the events? If so, you may be a rich-shopkeeper-in-the-making.
If you look Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, success | 7 Comments »
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