A shop I know has, as many of you do, a fishbowl drawing as a regular, on the sales counter feature.
You know
“Put your name in the bowl and once a whenever, we’ll draw a name for something-or-other.”
Problem is, (more…)
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What a waste of a fishbowl.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, promotions, resale shopkeeping on October 15, 2014| 4 Comments »
Creepy Coupons & Dastardly Discounts
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged coupons, customers, Halloween, holidays, promotions, resale shopkeeping on September 19, 2014| 4 Comments »
Consignment and resale and thrift shops love discounting… or rather, we are smart enough to know our customers love “outsmarting” us by “finding the deals” in our shops.
And using coupons is one more way we can help our customers feel smart. An X-dollar-off or a percentage off
coupon is a great way to let your shopper feel empowered
Does YOUR Santa have a workshop?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, promotions, resale shopkeeping, small business on November 19, 2013| 2 Comments »
Now, your family and friends are probably really supportive of your consignment or resale shop, but would they think to make (literally, MAKE!) your holiday gift from them…
something for your shop?
Probably not. Unless you steer Santa (more…)
Let’s throw a party!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged holidays, promotions, resale shopkeeping on October 27, 2013|
Got your promotional events all set for the holidays? Everyone from shopkeepers to customers is in the party mood from now through New Year’s, so…
Let's throw a party!
Some good generic tips can be found over on Vertical Response.
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“Catch ’em doing right”… heck, doing GREAT!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, promotions, resale shopkeeping, web on October 10, 2013| 1 Comment »
Today’s just a banner day for your old Auntie Kate… I’ve been privileged to discover some super-terrific examples of consignment, resale and thrift shops doing some
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
stuff. You probably already saw (more…)
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