Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, profit, resale shopkeeping, success on September 2, 2013| 1 Comment »
Today’s Labor Day, which means tomorrow is the traditional Back to School First Day for many.
Click for some past BTS season ideas on Auntie Kate the Blog.
All of us, no matter how long it’s been since we were a real student, think of this time of year as the season to buck up, to polish our knowledge. (And to buy fun new school supplies, which I secretly still do!)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, daily operations, profit, resale shopkeeping on August 15, 2013|
Veteran consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers smile behind their hands when a customer says “Oh I have always wanted to be my own boss so I’ll open a resale shop.”
All of whom are calling you in for a performance review on an hourly basis.
Yes, it is. Because each and every one (well, except for the wackydoodles) (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, daily operations, profit, resale shopkeeping, Thrift on August 7, 2013| 2 Comments »
We all have those small, spare moments in our consignment or resale shops when we just need a break from accepting or pricing or killing dust bunnies. We need a break from the day-to-day. So what do we do? Catch up on Facebook, read email, play Angry Birds?
When you need a little pat on the back, click over to emergencycompliment.com and get one. I guarantee it’ll unhunch your shoulders after dealing with a difficult member of the public. Maybe even make you laugh. Laughter is always a good thing.
Or maybe you’re not so much in need of a laugh as you are a little inspiration about your business. Then
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping on July 23, 2013| 1 Comment »
July is usually the month that resalers catch their breath before jumping headlong into the fall season. It’s a good time to brush up on some…
Get rid of annoying (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, daily operations, resale shopkeeping on July 21, 2013| 3 Comments »
Like my “New Arrivals” rack. A simple double rack placed near our sales/intake counter, close to our dressing rooms, where we put tagged, but not yet fluffed and hanger-changed, new arrivals. It was really for OUR convenience… a place to stash almost ready to go incoming garments until our part-time, after-school stock girl arrived and changed the hangers, buttoned and tied and put into stock, whatever had come in since opening that day.
But we put a rack sign on it, something like
and lo and behold…. a goodly percentage of these sold to delighted customers without ever resting shoulders on a shop hanger. Our daily regulars headed for that rack first thing, and were actually disappointed if we’d managed to keep up that day and the rack was empty or nearly-so.
Another thing I created as a benefit to ME, when I started accumulating LINES of potential consignors waiting for attention in my shop, was the Drop-&-Run Kit. I was simply looking to ease the stress of knowing there were people impatiently waiting for my attention… without realizing that being able to simply pop in, and more importantly OUT… was vital to my best consignors. That’s why I call our Drop-&-Run Kits
I know you’ll agree!
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