Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, resale shopkeeping, seasonal sales on March 16, 2010| 1 Comment »
Kenny's driving. Like I'd get lost or something.
I’ve been invited by the powers-that-be at Just Between Friends Sale HQ, Shannon and Daven and Michelle, as well as the Tampa-area franchise owners Holly and Christina, to be the fly on the wall during the seasonal consignment sale’s intake day. It’ll be an interesting resale experience, I’m sure!
I’ll be looking for (more…)
Posted in Kate's Must-Sees, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, merchandising, recycle, sea of sameness on October 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
Consignment, resale and thrift shops, always looking for some unique way to display ever-changing inventory and often blessed* with a small budget, might take this look to heart.
Although this is part of an English line of ready-made store fixturing, can’t we see it in our shops?
That darn (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, customers, holidays, resale shopkeeping on October 9, 2009|
Well, a vampire, as mentioned earlier today here on Auntie Kate The Blog, is a pretty easy costume to pull together at any consignment or resale shop. But a princess?
At last, a use for all those ugly bridesmaid dresses. (Quick, a trip to Goodwill may be in your future…as well as a replenishing, if need be, of your costumer rack!)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, starting a consignment shop, success on January 19, 2009| 2 Comments »
I get asked “Is now a good time to open a consignment or resale shop?” a lot.
Setting aside the current kerfuffle about CPSIA and its making basically everything that people 12 and under use or wear economically impossible to resell, and looking optimistically forward to the sensible voiding and rewriting of this well-intended law…
Whether now’s a good time to start a secondhand store has more to do with YOU than with the economy.Are you ready (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, consignment on March 2, 2008| 4 Comments »
This snapshot of a shop’s sign (I’d credit the shop, if I could figure out who/what/where) is interesting. But for us resalers,
How does, do you think, a sense of humor go over with potential clients of your shop? Will you attract more than you will turn off?
Certainly the headline of this sign, or of this message turned into an ad, an email, a blog post… will get folks reading, assuming your pool of potential customers is mostly (more…)
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