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Quick client gifts in case you forgot

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 8, 2010| 4 Comments »

A simple gift with a heart-felt note makes your consignment shop shine!

Oops…you meant to have a small but meaningful holiday gift around to give to your most cherished consignors, sellers, donors and customers, but time got away from you

(it does do that, doesn’t it?)

and now there’s no time to order something wholesale. But you still want to offer a small token of holiday cheer and friendship. What to do?

Maybe (more…)

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A season-long display window for resale, consignment, thrift shops.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 29, 2010| 1 Comment »

I know. Too much to do, family-wise, to spend a lot of time making your consignment shop a magnet for gift-seekers.

Here’s one way to regain a little time (more…)

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Do’s and don’ts of the consignment and resale holiday shopping experience

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 22, 2010| 1 Comment »

Shopping’s supposed to be fun, right? Especially for the holidays, and even more especially, in resale, thrift, and consignment shops. Make sure that your customers get a full dose of holiday cheer, and that you present yourself as a new and exciting place to find Christmas gifts, holiday decorating and entertaining props, attire and toys and stocking stuffers….

Shop consignment with ease during the holidaysNice Santa: Do help shoppers with ideas.

Sure, you have trifle bowls and little black dresses and made-locally toys and accessories. Now, your job is to help shoppers envision these in their lives. Make your merchandise shout festivity: Fill the trifle bowl with oranges and pine clippings, match the LBD on that dress form with red pumps and a brilliant blue clutch (this season’s look) and tie a flamboyant bow on the rocking horse. DO set the stage for your merchandise to fit into their vision of their holiday.

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Are your resale customers bored?Boring Santa: Don’t (more…)

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Learning from the professionals: Holiday Window Ideas for Consignment and Resale Shops

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2010| 6 Comments »

Some commercial holiday windows that might inspire you (click the photos for a close-up view):

Open back shelving, a few luxe pieces of clothing and a lot of neatly-wrapped gift boxes. Add bare branches and red berry garland, and you have an exclusive, boutique look for your holiday windows. Bonus: takes 3 minutes to switch out merchandise!

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Holiday window displays, Resale Style

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on November 15, 2010|

Some inspiration from Auntie Kate’s past files, of holiday decor at consignment and resale shops across the country.

The sparkly tree reinforces the fresh and giftable appeal of the goods in this childrenswear consignment shop. The ornaments are standard-issue, but inagine if the tree were trimmed in for-sale hair bows or other gift-ready merchandise from the shop!

More ideas on display and presenting your merchandise in Show it to Sell it


Here’s an old shot of kateb’s holiday window, utilizing the Tiffany gift boxes her consignors brought at her request. Luxe holiday idea!

More ideas for year-round customer appeal: Shop Sizzle, a best-selling TGtbT.com Product for the Professional Resaler.

Why not turn your window display into a walk-in window that's a gift department? Here, minimal trim and a few "gift baskets" get the holiday-gift theme going. From Twice is Nice, Ohio.

Holidays in Resale will help you boost sales and customer satisfaction.

Do you have holiday display photos of your shop to share? Send them to me via email or post on Sharing!



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