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Holiday bustle alive and well in consignment & resale

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 27, 2010| 3 Comments »

Right after Christmas is a terrific time to build your consignment, resale, and thrift store business.

For 3 reasons.

First, there’s a lot of unwanted things sitting unwrapped under the tree this week.

too big

too small

she has no taste AT ALL.

what was he thinking

to give a gift so stinking?

Can I switch it for something I adore?

(Apologies to Dr. Seuss)

And a lot of those unwanted items aren’t returnable/exchangeable. Or those (more…)

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A little gift to you, from you!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 22, 2010|

Resalers really do do it all, says Too Good to be ThrewThanks to all the consignment and resale shopkeepers who post pix of their devoted staff on their web sites or in their Facebook albums, we’ve been able to create

a poster you can download to use in your shop to show appreciation for all the hard work your helpers contribute to your business.

And no one (more…)

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Will your Holiday Giveaway be as Successful?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 12, 2010| 1 Comment »

The famous Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started life as a poem created for a retail giveaway by American advertising executive Robert May.

He was tasked to produce a poem specifically designed to appeal to children, that could be given away by the store’s Santa Claus.

This marketing ploy (more…)

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Quick client gifts in case you forgot

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 8, 2010| 4 Comments »

A simple gift with a heart-felt note makes your consignment shop shine!

Oops…you meant to have a small but meaningful holiday gift around to give to your most cherished consignors, sellers, donors and customers, but time got away from you

(it does do that, doesn’t it?)

and now there’s no time to order something wholesale. But you still want to offer a small token of holiday cheer and friendship. What to do?

Maybe (more…)

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A season-long display window for resale, consignment, thrift shops.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 29, 2010| 1 Comment »

I know. Too much to do, family-wise, to spend a lot of time making your consignment shop a magnet for gift-seekers.

Here’s one way to regain a little time (more…)

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