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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, merchandising, web on July 15, 2012|
Bus Tour: Itty Bitty Spaces and How to Use Them
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping on July 11, 2012| 1 Comment »
Those little rag-tag bits of space in your consignment, resale or thrift shop need to earn their keep… remember, you’re paying for every square foot, so use them all! For example, these photos from shops on the NARTS Conference Bus Tour last month:
Depending on your price point, the square foot of space shown here could easily generate $20-$50 a day… or, in retail economic terms, $6000 to $18,000 a year. Not counting how much more clothing you’d sell, when there’s a pretty necklace or handbag for your staff to accent her choice with!
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You aren’t letting that hassock, ottoman, footstool just sit there EMPTY are you?
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Both sides of the coin: a free-standing wall makes a window display with slatwall facing inward for a perfect mini-swing shop spot!
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For more on using every inch of your consignment, resale or thrift store, see The Essential Guide to Using ALL your Space, written especially for our industry.
It’s a landslide! Professional Resalers win, every one of them!
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, HowToConsign.com, merchandising, success on June 12, 2012|
UPDATE 2018: Both the HowToConsign.com website and the related blog, HowToConsign.org, have been mothballed. Feel free to link to the many articles at both sites, but Directory listings are no longer available.
Wow, an avalanche of winning consignment, resale, and thrift stores becoming Sponsors at HowToConsign.com!
10 Best Things to Buy Secondhand
As you know, HowToConsign is the consumer arm of TGtbT.com. It’s a site designed to excite (more…)
jcp: Did they guess wrong?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged coupons, merchandising, perceived value, profit on June 3, 2012| 20 Comments »
No more of these. Can consumers really comprehend “honest” pricing? Apparently they’re having a hard time doing so. What does this teach you in your consignment, resale, thrift shop?
I’ve been haunting Penney’s recently.
It never was my favorite store, but it’s research. (Plus DuH likes their Tshirts.)
What I’m watching is their Giant Step (more…)
What will YOUR customers buy for Father’s Day?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged holidays, merchandising on May 23, 2012|
Dear Old Dad. Just because you don’t carry “guy stuff” doesn’t mean you can’t make money on this holiday!
Newspaper item: Anticipated PER PERSON spending on Father’s Day over $100! You just gonna let them go to the mall and blow their budgets there?
I do hope you’re not planning on that $$ being spent somewhere besides in YOUR shop!
We all know how HARD (more…)
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