Posts Tagged ‘merchandising’
A Little Advice from a Giant of Retail
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business on May 24, 2017| 2 Comments »
An expanding Market: Plus Sizes
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, customers, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, success on May 22, 2017|
The statistics are endless: half of American women wear size 16 or above; the average dress size is 14; 45% of adult women are at least 30 pounds overweight.
So, are you getting your share of that business?
Whether your shop (more…)
Learn a Lot: Make your own stock room.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged learn a lot, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business on March 28, 2017| 2 Comments »
Look closely at this photo. Pretty good disguise, huh?
This shop built a wall, creating much-needed storage space, without a carpenter and without cost. Simply by (more…)
Learn a Lot: Backsides count.
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, learn a lot, merchandising, resale shopkeeping on March 9, 2017|
I snapped this pic of the side window at Trader Joe’s. The only people who’d see this are those parked on that side of the building, like me.
But that doesn’t mean (more…)
Have we really TALKED about Weird & Wonderful?
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, merchandising, resale shopkeeping on March 7, 2017| 2 Comments »
One of my favorite techniques for spicing up resale shops and expanding not just their customer base but also their word of mouth is a department called
Weird & Wonderful.
But it occurred to me the other day that (more…)
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