Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accessories, advertising, blogging, merchandising, web on September 11, 2010| 6 Comments »
Consignment, resale and thrift shops have ever-changing selection, and that’s a strong selling point visually, in the photos we use on our web sites and blogs.
Just taking a quick shot (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accessories, display, home decor on July 16, 2010| 7 Comments »
Here’s what I mean by filing:
It’s neat. But are you really tempted by any of these items?
Here’s story-telling in resale:
Layering merchandise makes it look SO much better.
A quick and simple solution: A: Add plate rails to the back few inches of your shelving units to display plates, plaques, and platters. B: Vary the colors, shapes, sizes and textures. Yes, it looks jumbled and you’d never do that at home. Forget home; your goal in your shop is to tempt, not to line up.
Okay, so they can look but not touch, as in a display case? The principle still holds: make it look opulent. Make them desire it. Make their mouths water!
Nice, but pass-up-able.
I call this photo “don’t be shy.” It’s Vicki’s, from Little Specialty Shop.
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accessories, display, home decor on June 14, 2010| 4 Comments »
One cake stand makes a nice showcase riser. A multi-tiered one works 3 times as hard. (Just (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, accessories, competition on May 2, 2010| 5 Comments »
Uneasy when a consignor comes in with a pillowcase full of Prada and Louis Vuitton bags? Real designer or “designer-inspired”?
Unsure if you should take that seller’s Coach? Real or “replica”?
That Gucci generate some anxiety? Genuine or gyp?
Counterfeit goods, from Guccis to Nikes to Rolexes, continue to pour into our country from China.
Rant: (I’ve never understood why people think that others will be impressed by the handbag they’re carrying…especially if it’s a fake. One seller of counterfeit goods says: “They want it to look like they spent a lot of money on it. Like, it’s an image thing”. What, you want to project an image of disregarding the rights of the artists and manufacturers? Like it’s cool to say “Hey, I rip off people I don’t even know”? Like you’d trust this person to not rip YOU off?)
It’s hard to pass up all designer bags when the real ones can make your shop money. And when “everyone else” is doing it and you’re losing business to them.
Do you rely on your personal knowledge? Hold your breath and hope you’re not going to be found out? Require the original receipt? Mark them all “FAKE” on your price tag, thinking that will suffice?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accessories, display, home decor on April 10, 2010| 8 Comments »
You’re offered tons of stuff, especially now with spring-cleaning season upon us, that you just don’t have a customer for in your shop, right?
Here’s some things that could be very (more…)
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