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Eavesdrop on a conversation between consignment and resale shopkeepers:

Linda started a discussion:
Wanted to share with a great window display that I saw recently while traveling. I came home and put it together in my shop and while I was still arranging it, had people taking pictures! If you have (more…)

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Joanne, a friend of long standing (sounds so much better than “an old friend”, don’t you agree?) who has a consignment shop in St. Louis, sent me this simple idea that an resale, thrift or consignment shop could use:
I was at Target yesterday and I found (more…)

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Every consignment, resale and thrift shop on the planet, it seems, needs more space. Space for merchandise, space for marketing, advertising space. Space to impress and lure shoppers inside.

And yet, so many shops don’t use the 45 to 120 or more square feet right in front of their noses. And more importantly, in front of their potential customers’ noses.

What am I talking about? (more…)

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Two different store fronts had me reaching for my camera this week:

Cute shop brochure holder, about 40 inches tall, outside a dress shop, Daisy Cotton. Did you notice her arms are crescent moons?

Daisy Cotton's cute card holder

And this one. Kudos for HAVING a “coming soon” sign, un-kudos for not telling us what to watch for, for the messy paper and amateur lettering. Plus, there’s a kids’ shop next door that they had not yet introduced themselves to. Wouldn’t this be an obvious thing  any entrepreneur would do?

coming soon

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Watch this video, especially for a professional’s advice on

Price = Space

…a concept that (more…)

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