Do you have a row of dressing rooms? How do you communicate which is which to staff and shoppers?
PLEASE tell me you don’t call them 1 and 2 and 3 and so on…
When you COULD be using them as another way to (more…)
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What do YOU call your dressing rooms?
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, sea of sameness, shop local, small business on October 4, 2013| 9 Comments »
Recycling on a roll….
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged display, resale shopkeeping on October 2, 2013| 1 Comment »
Fabric stores have tubes too, and in a variety of sizes.
Next time you pass a carpet store, stop in and ask if you can have the cardboard rolls that carpet comes on. They’re great for an amazing variety of window decorating props.
Turn them into (more…)
Giving great customer service when they want what you don’t sell.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, customers, resale shopkeeping, shop local, small business on September 30, 2013| 4 Comments »
Helping shoppers you can’t help today, builds your business tomorrow.
Many consignment, resale and thrifts recommend their peers to shoppers. Some do it verbally, some carry their peers’ business cards, some use group or even self-made brochures listing resale shops.
Some use (more…)
You don’t get if you don’t ask!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged email, Facebook, resale shopkeeping on September 27, 2013|
A consignment shopkeeper I met years ago recently sent out a broadcast email with this message: (more…)
Yes-yes’s for your consignment or resale Facebook page.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, customers, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, web on September 25, 2013| 2 Comments »
Are you turning your Facebook customers OFF with your postings? We talked about this in yesterday’s post. The article we were looking at is 5 No-No’s from Vertical Response.
But you know me. Little Miss Sunshine.
I believe in Yes-yes’s, so here are 5 ways that consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers could make better use of (more…)
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