Oh, heck, Every year, I swear I’ll be DONE with Christmas shopping by now. After all, Christmas occurs like clockwork every December 25. So why would I subject myself to venturing into stores at this time of year?
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Report from the Front: Christmas Shopping
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, selling, web on December 15, 2012|
Here’s a week-after-Christmas idea for your consignment shop.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, holidays, promotions on December 13, 2012| 5 Comments »
Okay. Right after Christmas, there’s this flurry of gift returns, right? The sweater that’s the wrong color or size, the gadget she hasn’t the faintest intention of ever using, and so on. Of course not everything can be returned, and many folks feel guilty about doing so.
Then there’s the perfectly-good items that get stashed away in place of the new and highly-coveted gifts: the old stroller replaced by the jazzy new model, the lamp that has to make way for the one she really wanted…. and people feel guilty (and cluttered!) in those cases too.
How about if (more…)
A customer is the gift you give yourself…
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, customers, holidays, Thrift on December 12, 2012|
Chances are, there are a few customers, consignors, supplies, donors or volunteers whose very presence in your business life you are truly grateful for.
I hope you have dozens.
The only way to really thank them (more…)
Staff Gift Exchange Ideas
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged employees, holidays on December 6, 2012|
Now’s the time of year that consignment and resale shopkeepers are concerned about
making the holidays bright for their staff.
Try a gift-exchange idea to up the fun. Some ideas from (more…)
Ho ho, I’m off doing the shopping thing…
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged holidays, resale shopkeeping, selling, starting a consignment shop on December 1, 2012|
Time for the Polka Dot PT to turn into Santa’s sleigh, so I’m off to my local consignment and thrift shops with wallet in hand…
but here’s a (more…)
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