Okay, a bow to the Olympics.
When asked what his secret of success was, hockey great Wayne Gretzky said
“Others skate to where the puck is. I skate to where it will be.”
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Others skate to the puck…
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, thought for the day on February 23, 2010| 5 Comments »
Frugal versus Cheap: A Resaler’s Guide
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, small business, Thrift on February 16, 2010| 1 Comment »
Can you put into words the difference between being cheap and being frugal?
As a consignment or resale shopkeeper, you run across situations all the time where I would define being frugal as protecting your hard-earned money by looking for ways to get the highest value from everything you buy. -MoneyUnder30.com
you have to choose between frugality and cheapness.
David Weliver of MoneyUnder30.com is the source for this sidebar quote on what frugal is…
And what is cheap?
Being cheap is blowing your hard-earned money on something that won’t do what you want it to, like a low-quality chair that will fall apart. Being cheap also means NOT spending money even when it is to your advantage to do so. It’s all about intentions, expectations and investment.
Being frugal in our resale (more…)
3…no 4!…pieces of excellent advice win our Giveaway!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, success on February 15, 2010| 5 Comments »
I’m tickled to announce this week’s winner of our Wacky Wednesday Giveaway for several reasons:
Jessica!
First reason I am pleased: Because Jessica’s shop is in Michigan, and if she chooses to spend her $25 Too Good to be Threw gift certificate on a Sponsor listing at HowToConsign.com, I’m sure that there’s tons of folks who’d be tickled to find her shop!
Second: “Cause 18’s my lucky number (hey, I take pleasure in the smallest things 😉 )
and third, because her 4 pieces of advice are (more…)
Snowed in but never snowed under, that’s resalers!
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, Products for the Professional Resaler, success on February 14, 2010|
Snow drifts and icy roads. School closures and travel advisories. Staring the dreaded bills-are-due monster in the face.
Resale customers can’t, won’t, or haven’t the heart to shop. You’ll feel just plain irresponsible if you urged people to bring in consignments in such weather.
But life goes on, and if your shop isn’t pulling in the big bucks right now, how can you assure that it will, come warmer (=more shopping-friendly) weather?
What to do?
How about plotting out some successful ideas for your secondhand shop so that when business picks up, you’ll be ready to
help those shoppers find what they need in your store?
Look around. What needs doing, and what do you need to know in order to do it?
Tired of your boring window displays? Window Displays Especially for Resale Shops is full of ideas including 77 Suggestions for Super Windows.
Wish you could add $10,000 to last year’s figures? There’s 10 Simple Ways you can. (Originally written to show resalers how they could easily make enough money to attend NARTS Conference, you can earn enough between now and June to do it, too!)
Got a web site, but how will folks see it? Blog! It’s easy as your Facebook or Instagram and a lot longer-lasting (and tip: your blog post can automatically show up on your social media, saving time and brain exercise. Learn how (it’s fun!) with Blogging for Resale Shops.
Wonder what your clientele thinks of you? Plan to run a survey this spring with the Customer Opinion Survey Kit. You might be surprised at what your customers can tell you and how much the results will guide your business growth. (I know I was FLOORED by what I learned and made big bucks once I learned it!)
Not in the mood to further your education today? Then go shopping…for something that’ll help YOUR shop.
Got a couple of bucks change back from your shopping spree? Spend it on some mini-Products that are like having lunch with Kate.
The best part of all? You don’t even have to get out of your bunny slippers to shop and get TGtbT.com”s Products for the Professional Resaler.
No bunny slippers? Click the graphic above to get the pattern for these!
What if you had to save your shop?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, small business on February 1, 2010| 4 Comments »
Not that you want to have to be a superhero one day,
but really, read, then file this for possible reference (preferably somewhere where fire, flood, or tornado won’t get it!)
FEMA: Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry.
Make your retail space safer to avoid problems in day-to-day operations.
And Safety in Robbery Situations.
Superhero graphic from wikipedia
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