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Take Five: 6 Ways to Improve your Resale Shop in 5 Minutes

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on May 23, 2019|

Just 5 minutes could lead to the growing success of your consignment, resale, or thrift shop.Consignment, resale, thrift shops can take 5 to build their business

Here’s 6 suggestions to get you started:

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Put some MUSCLE into your resale shop!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on April 16, 2019|

Your thrift, resale or consignment shop needs some real lifting power.

I’ve seen more wimpy-ass resale shops in my time than any personal trainer has seen saggy butts.

And it’s a shame, really, because our industry lends itself perfectly to having strong, vibrant shops. Shops which offer goods their marketplace wants, in a presentation that makes shoppers feel that they must have that table, tunic, or toy.

And our potential customers are hungry for shops with some (more…)

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3+3+3 = 9 Ways to Plot your Resale/ Consignment Shop Success

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on March 26, 2019|

Is TGtbT the Waze of the resale industry?

Kate Holmes of TGtbT.com shows the waze to consignment successIf so, here you go (see what I did there?)

3 Ways to prepare for success
1- Keep your

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Misleading signs cost your business income

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on February 7, 2019|

Oh no! Did you hear? Five Guys is going out of business!

 

Misleading signage can cost your resale or consignment shop serious money....

Careful how you word your signage…

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What if “not enough customers” isn’t the problem?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 15, 2019| 2 Comments »

What if "not enough customers" isn't the actual problem, asks TGtbT.blog

What if you could motivate more people to come into your shop?

Your staff can help you build traffic with their own business cards! It’s simple, cheap, and foolproof. As an added bonus, your crew will realize that they are an important factor in your continuing success. Each of your staffers encounters many people in their life outside of work: all these people deserve a warm thank-you and an acknowledgment that their extra effort is appreciated. And who better to thank them than someone who also deals with the public and knows how important good service is? *

And you could get them to come in more often?

Promote, maintain, and use your want list for items customers are looking for. Can’t fulfill their request in a month or so? Call them and tell them you’ll continue looking if they would like you do (and do try to mention something else that you do have that they might like!) *

And you could tempt them into buying more on each visit?

Imagine the possibilities for increased sales with the same traffic in your store you now have. Examine how many people leave your store without a purchase. Now calculate that if you managed to satisfy the needs of just one in ten of those “walkers”, and sold them just one item… how much more would you sell each day? Exciting, isn’t it? And believe me, those people aren’t “just looking.” All those customers need is a nurturing atmosphere in which to explore, examine, try, and think about what you are offering. *

Then, you’d have enough customers.

 * Just three thoughts out of this TGtbT.com Product for the Professional Resaler.

A Too Good to be Threw Product for the Professional Resaler can be yours PDQ!

From 10 Steps to Build Bigger Sales all the way thru to How to Increase Store Traffic, this TGtbT.com PDF booklet is chock-ful of ideas to increase your bottom line by moving more product every day. Get it in your email Pretty Darn Quick.

 

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