You’ve read all about re-imagined fashions, you may even know someone who’s designing new fashions from old. You may even be recreating clothing yourself. There are some great ideas out there. But have you run across this style? Continue Reading »
Once everyone has a body scanner in her home, how simple will THIS be?
And how complicated will this make sizing clothing in your consignment shop?
And where might such a trend leave the resale industry? Hard enough, as Cornell points out and we resale shopkeepers know better than they, to make a size 10 fit a multitude of folks… can you imagine trying to resell Jane’s 10 versus Joan’s? “Sorry, Jane, but you have WAY too funny a body shape; I don’t think another woman in town could wear this…”
Won’t that be fun!
Illustration borrowed from Cornell University.Posted in Shopkeeping talk |
Did you know that this is International Take-a-Picture Weekend?
So get out that digital camera and start making your business better!
How will taking pictures build your Continue Reading »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | 1 Comment »
This guy says it all…the sameness
, the blandness, of the department stores and malls and big-boxes is killing them.
Regardless of the faults of any consignment, resale, or thrift shop, we can safely say we’re not bland! (Or if we fall into that pit by mistake or misattention sometimes, it’s a simple Continue Reading »
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk |
Some advice to help avoid the fake designer handbag business (that goes beyond the ever-popular and exclusionary “buy in a real store”):
Videos: Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged accepting, accessories | 2 Comments »
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