How’s about an early-opening sale called the Brake Fast Sale? Serve Continue Reading »
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Bag sale days can be wonderful for you and your clientele… but they can be a logistical nightmare. Lines, lines, everywhere lines…
Bag sales can also mean great income for your shop from scads of items that might have to be otherwise disposed of dumpster-direction. But hey, couldn’t your local charities use that stuff?
Here’s a way to address all 3 issues at one time:
1- Sell Continue Reading »
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When people put “Find us on Facebook” 
in their ads, on their web sites or business cards
they don’t really mean that!
Facebook is many things… but it’s not Continue Reading »
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A shopkeeper asked, the other day, the best way to have a successful end of season sale. I think she was looking for some ideas on what others had done along the lines of bag sales, BOGO events, or dollar racks, but I was struck by Continue Reading »
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So I was in Jim’s Small Batch Bakery the other day and saw this for you. I also Continue Reading »
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged customers, gift certificates, learn a lot, resale shopkeeping, success | 4 Comments »
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