Posts Tagged ‘resale shopkeeping’
Not what you want to see when you come into your consignment shop in the morning
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged resale shopkeeping, Thrift on May 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
Filthy Lucre: It’s all good.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, resale shopkeeping, small business on May 1, 2013| 5 Comments »
If you pay your consignors or sellers in cash, you might want to take a look into your cash drawer every money and put the dirty dollars on top.
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Thrift shop alert!
Posted in economics of resale, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, Thrift on April 29, 2013| 7 Comments »
What’s one category many donation- only thrift stores accumulate too many of?
Odd plates.
And what can a customer do with odd plates? Well, a perennially popular idea is the wall of plates, as seen in this Pin from the Too Good to be Threw Pinterest Boards (it’s been repinned 82 times!):
Source: mmmcrafts.blogspot.com via Kate on Pinterest
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But many shoppers, although they love the look, hesitate to collect plates for their own decor for two reasons:
- Lack of time to find and select a variety of mismatched plates, platters, saucers.
- Lack of confidence in their ability to artfully select what “goes together.”
Solve both problems when a volunteer with an artistic eye creates sets of plates that a customer can buy! That’s what Top Drawer Finds did, listing this on Etsy:
This is a fabulous idea, whether you sell in-store or on-line. And you’ll note, I am sure, that these components are making your shop more money than if they were stashed in some cardboard box under the men’s suits with a “50-cents each” sign… don’t you agree? Thanks, Top Drawer, for bringing this merchandising idea to our attention!
What odds-n-ends in your shop do you collect up to make a larger, more appealing purchase for YOUR customers? Tell us by commenting below!
Explore what Too Good to be Threw is telling your potential shoppers about using secondhand goodies in their home decor, at the consumer-oriented HowToConsign “Home with a History” Pin Board!
43% of email is now opened on a mobile device
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, customers, email, resale shopkeeping, web on April 28, 2013| 8 Comments »
Yup, 43% of email is now opened on a mobile device. That’s the message from my broadcast email provider, Constant Contact.
What does that mean for your consignment, resale or thrift shop?
Here’s what they recommend:
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1. Be concise
Screen real estate is (more…)
Who can count the counters… the sales counter, that is.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop on April 26, 2013| 4 Comments »
It’s been a while since we talked about your sales counter, (cash wrap, check-out desk, whatever you want to call it) and how vital it is to the operation, appearance, and actual branding of your consignment, resale, or thrift shop it is. As one resaler said to me: “Why do they think your sales counter mess is invisible?
It’s not your private office: it’s your reputation!”
How I agree. Go read the post first, then feast your eyes on these examples of professional, image-enhancing sales and acceptance counters. Click the pix to read more about what I say about them. I guarantee,
you’ll never look at yours the same way again.
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Go read the post about how important your counter is to your business.
Go see more consignment and resale shop decor ideas on Pinterest.
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