Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising on February 22, 2010| 6 Comments »
Years ago, I visited a shop and saw the owner sorting her sold tags for posting. (Now don’t you roll your eyes at me; this was pre-consignment software.)
But these weren’t tags, they were FRAGMENTS of tags with itty-bitty little writing on them.
The owner was getting three (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, perceived value on February 11, 2010| 10 Comments »
Go ahead. Get out from behind your counter.Take a look at what your clients see. Does the experience enhance their opinion of your business? After all, your counter is probably more looked-at than anything else in your shop. What’s the lasting impression?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, profit on December 21, 2009|
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising on November 24, 2009| 2 Comments »
If you had a traveling vintage clothing business, what would YOU name it?
And if you could find a cool old aluminum trailer (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, display, merchandising on November 17, 2009| 4 Comments »
Flannel shirt, rhinestones, needs pressing. $190.
Rhinestone tennis bracelet? $25. Gunne Sax “prom” dress (I personally sold at least 629 of these the first time around to teens in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Columbus OH…so many, we had to keep records of which dress was going, in which color, to which prom) $190. How about a (more…)
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