Life isn’t about waiting for the storms to pass.
It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
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Here you go. Call it an educational outing. Some of the stuff will amaze you.
What’s that you say?
You prefer places where, for a few (or not so few) Euros (I miss francs. And Marks. And lire.) you get to take it home with you? Okay, we Continue Reading »
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Flying home from the annual consignment, resale, and thrift industry Conference I had a few hours in Atlanta so I checked my email, Sharing on TGtbT.com, and so on, blithely spewing Continue Reading »
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So I am in the dressing room, naked from the waist up, glasses-less, and the saleswoman brings me in this bra. “It’s the #1 best-selling T-shirt bra!” she crows (or crows as much as a 4″11″ 65-year-old sales clerk in orthopedic shoes can.)
Wow, I think, Dillard’s really has it together. They keep their sales staff apprised re sales figures and specific styles to recommend to customers. Way to go, Dillard’s!
So I buy the bra. To be specific, I buy 5 of them. Who likes getting naked Continue Reading »
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Summer, fall, winter, spring. The four seasons of the calendar and the four seasons of retail selling. But it turns out there’s another season, and it’s upon us right now.
Your clients are now entering the need season, a season that only secondhander shops can profit from. The new-merchandise stores can’t afford the need season. But you can maximize customer service, public recognition, and dollars in the till with wise promotion in the coming weeks.
What happens to the Continue Reading »
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