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Holiday business continues for Resale, Consignment, & Thrift Stores

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 28, 2010|

See yesterday’s post about how Santa is a recycler.

Two more ways to build your shop’s traffic (more…)

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Holiday bustle alive and well in consignment & resale

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 27, 2010| 3 Comments »

Right after Christmas is a terrific time to build your consignment, resale, and thrift store business.

For 3 reasons.

First, there’s a lot of unwanted things sitting unwrapped under the tree this week.

too big

too small

she has no taste AT ALL.

what was he thinking

to give a gift so stinking?

Can I switch it for something I adore?

(Apologies to Dr. Seuss)

And a lot of those unwanted items aren’t returnable/exchangeable. Or those (more…)

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Slaying the Regifting Dragon

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on December 26, 2010|

Okay, it’s the day after Christmas and all through the house

…you gotta get out of there. You can’t take one more minute of sitting on the couch talking about relatives you never knew you had. And you have to put some distance between you and those Pfeffernussen calling your name.

Get thee to a craft store.

Make a T-shirt that says Santa Recycles today, because you’re going to (more…)

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Christmas every day of the year.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on December 25, 2010|

Whether you celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, or simply love the idea of a day set aside for love, friendship, charity and family, I wish you Christmas every day of the year.

Now, when you are filled with (more…)

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Will your Holiday Giveaway be as Successful?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 12, 2010| 1 Comment »

The famous Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started life as a poem created for a retail giveaway by American advertising executive Robert May.

He was tasked to produce a poem specifically designed to appeal to children, that could be given away by the store’s Santa Claus.

This marketing ploy (more…)

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