Where does discarded clothing end up?
Some interesting facts. And some more. And more. And a fascinating book that a fellow resale shopkeeper sent me.
Not all discarded clothing is lucky enough to adorn a bridge.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News | Tagged resale shopkeeping, Thrift | 2 Comments »
The walls of your consignment or resale shop can be the most valuable real estate in your location… if you use them well!
Or do your walls look like this?
Imagine all the selling, and “stage-setting”, that could be going on on these empty walls. Enough to make a grown shopkeeper cry.
.
.
.
.
.
A few ideas for inspiration, if your walls are not pulling their own weight:
Don’t you love the book-page wall treatment?
If you have a carpenter in the family, or own stock in Ikea, wouldn’t this wall be a wow in your shop?
Don’t you love the hanging shoes? Breaking up a wall like this is very useful in resale, since we tend to have related batches, rather than rack after rack of the same item.
Now, your walls don’t have to be chock-a-block with merchandise, if that’s not your style.
Here’s a gorgeous example from Misred, a shop in St. Pete FL:
Loving the painted (stenciled? wall decal?) tree with a hook, the small platform/ “planter” that grounds it, and the careful eye that created the above-rack displays!
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business |
Back a while, we ran a poll on Auntie Kate the Blog. Here’s what consignment & resale shopkeepers thought about that Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged markdowns, resale shopkeeping, small business | 1 Comment »
The Blog of
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
-
Join 2,063 other subscribers
Let’s be Social
Meet Kate
What Kate said about:
When Kate said it:
Read more about:
accepting accessories advertising blogging buy-outright christmas competition consignment consignors customers daily operations display email employees Facebook Halloween holidays home decor HowToConsign.com learn a lot markdowns merchandising NARTS Conference perceived value Products for the Professional Resaler profit promotions resale shopkeeping sea of sameness selling shop local small business social networking starting a consignment shop success thought for the day Thrift Twitter web word of mouthMost Popular Posts
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 