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Out & About: The judicious use of lamps

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on August 20, 2013| 4 Comments »

Once again, Kate’s out and about, looking for ideas to help consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers make their merchandise absolutely irresistible! Today, we’re talking lamps.

Merchandising a recycled batch of home decor by TGtbT.com

Yum! A mini-chandelier lights up an array of previously-adored home decor items. Notice, too, the small table in front of the armoire, the two trays on top of the table, and all the for-sale goodies within.

Another ajar armoire (say that 3 times fast!), this time with a small table lamp, a mirror, and more. Makes each piece look SO much more interesting and desirable. Now that's using all your space!

Another ajar armoire (say that 3 times fast!), this time with a small table lamp, a mirror, and more. Makes each piece look SO much more interesting and desirable. Now that’s using all your space!

Who says a lamp can't sit on the floor, making these vintage linens look wonderful? KInda like a window display without needing a window, isn't it?

Who says a lamp can’t sit on the floor, making these vintage linens look wonderful? Kinda like a window display without needing a window, isn’t it?

If you’d find more ideas on making your shop a jewel box of treasures, click each photo for a glimpse of some of our Products for the Professional Resaler.

Tell us YOUR “enlightening” stories, in the comments!

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It’s never too early for Halloween.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , on August 16, 2013| 3 Comments »

Stir up profits with Halloween for Resale Shops, a TGtbT.com Product for the Professional Resaler

Stir up profits with Halloween for Resale Shops, a TGtbT.com Product for the Professional Resaler

Consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers are often AGHAST when the “real” stores start marketing Halloween in August.

But here’s the consumer news straight from the consumers’ mouths.

Getting MAJOR attention: My HowToConsign Pinterest posts here (and even my TGtbT Pinterest Board here) from regular folk. As is my aimed-at-shoppers free PDF at HowToConsign.com about costumes. You know what that means.

They are looking forward to Halloween!

Yes, in mid-August.

See why Halloween is THE most important holiday on the resale calendar. Ignore or delay at your own peril! (Sounds of ghostly cackling, off-stage.)

Make Halloween a major money-maker in your shop with this Product for the Professional Resaler. If this advice doesn’t raise your shop’s profile in your community year-round, I’ll eat my witch’s hat.

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3 Ways your Customers Rule your Business… or should.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on August 15, 2013|

Customers are the queen of your resale empire says TGtbT.comVeteran consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers smile behind their hands when a customer says “Oh I have always wanted to be my own boss so I’ll open a resale shop.”

We know that resale retail is a business with (if you’re lucky) 10,000 bosses.

All of whom are calling you in for a performance review on an hourly basis.

And isn’t that wonderful?

Yes, it is. Because each and every one (well, except for the wackydoodles) (more…)

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Let THEM dress YOU.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on August 11, 2013|

Promo ideas are everywhere!

Isn’t this a fun get-involved social media idea?

Turn the tables on your clients by asking them to help YOU choose an outfit. You could post any event such as your family reunion, a staffer’s cousin’s wedding, your kids’ first day at school… even a first-dinner-you-make-the-in-laws tabletop! Get folks to vote, ask them to ask their friends which of the 3 choices they’d go with. And don’t forget to watermark the photos, so your shop name, contact info gets “shared” around!

To keep the conversation going, I’d post 3 wildly-different, highly eye-catching, imaginatively accessorized outfits. You WANT them to react strongly to the choices, that’s what makes it worth sharing! So when making your selection,

think DISPLAY not humdrum!

Nothing says you’ll actually HAVE to wear the leopard outfit to your son’s graduation from West Point, no matter the 692 people who liked it the best.

Thanks for the idea, Arc’s Personal Shopper person!

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I made you a sign

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on August 11, 2013| 2 Comments »

Being a shopkeeper is not all fun & games. And sometimes, things can get to you.

So I made you a sign. Stick it somewhere you can see it, for when you need it.

A shopkeeper's inspiration from TGtbT.com

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