To all people, mothers or not, who have cherished the weight of a child in her arms or in her heart, Happy Mother’s Day.

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If you’re just starting your consignment shop, or if you’ve moved your thrift (finally!) to a spacious new space, or if it’s just low-season in your resale shop, you may be feeling that there’s just not enough stuff to tempt shoppers.
Or you may be ready to Continue Reading »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged consignment, display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping | 3 Comments »
You may want to sell online, or you may just want to have a shop online where viewers can see a sample of your merchandise so they are motivated to visit your real-life shop.
Or you may be concerned that Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged consignment, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, success, web |

This graphic comes from ANOTHER helpful how-to-use-Pinterest-for-business article at The American Genius.
Who’d know better than Pinterest how to create Pins that will drive traffic to your web site and blog… and from there, into your store?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged advertising, blogging, Pinterest, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, web |
Fire up your color printer! I’m thinking some inspirational photos in sign holders around the shop might nudge a few sales hither and yon…. like:
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged merchandising, perceived value, resale shopkeeping, small business |