Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged coupons, markdowns, profit on February 25, 2010| 3 Comments »
Received in my email recently, a message from a consignment (or maybe it was a resale) shop looking to rid themselves of the last vestiges of winter merchandise (“We’re getting great spring stuff in and we need the space! $1, $5, $10 racks! Come see!”)
In the fine print (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns on October 28, 2007| 11 Comments »
First, read The Jacket I Left Behind. I STILL lust after it. I still regret it.
So there I am. A consignment shop owner, author, editor, and consultant, shopping in another consignment shop while on vacation.
I’m thrilled to find a shop, thrilled that DuH has a magazine that he can sit in the car and read, thrilled that I have time to really shop.
Sashay I into said shop. Nice place! Lookin’ good. Oops. There’s (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged markdowns on May 3, 2007| 5 Comments »
Just imagine the damage I can do to the world by letting you know my true thoughts. Scary, huh? Like today, I was thinking about the never-ending discussions that go on amongst resale shopkeepers about how to handle merchandise markdowns, and why I am so adamant about the fact that the color-tag system is so bad.
How did this situation arise? I’ll tell you about that soon. Thanks for joining me here.
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