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Banding together: Little Boxes in Portland

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 23, 2012|

Little Boxes promotion for independent retailersMark this site for a great idea that you can use to promote your neighboring consignment, resale and thrift stores and all the small businesses in your market area. Study it good…

Little Boxes.

As they say:

Shopping in Portland’s Little Boxes on Black Friday and Saturday (and throughout the holiday season) is an alternative to the hubbub of the big box stores. It’s a great way to find unique gifts for everyone on your list, enjoy the hospitality and warmth of Portland’s independently owned neighborhood shops, have fun with your family and friends, and–just maybe–win some pretty incredible prizes, just by taking a stroll in Portland’s best shopping districts.

(I’ve bolded and italicized their reasons to patronize local and independent retailers.)

They show you not only the WIIFM, but make it fun.

Now isn’t that more enticing than some command to “Shop Small Business”? Examine first, the appeal to shoppers (’cause that’s what it’s all about, right?) Then mull over the framework behind the idea and how it will affect your shop and your fellow merchants. How could your area do something similar?

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Why didn’t I think of this?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 15, 2012| 3 Comments »

From my files, “obvious” solutions to consignment, thrift, resale situations…

why didn’t (more…)

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Web-Cleaning Day!

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on November 11, 2012|

Today’s a good day to slip into some high heels, Clean up your consignment, resale, or thrift shop web sitecinch your wasp waist into a frilly apron, and clean up the web.

 

Your web site, that is.

Here’s a series of posts here on Auntie Kate the Blog to give you some motivation.

After you’ve read the series, download our free PDF, Your Website Ranking Quiz, and see how well your consignment, resale, or thrift website is working to actually get paying customers and valuable suppliers into your store.

If you have, have had, or want to have a blog, skim over the handout from my NARTS workshop. More on blogging to get real live customers into your real live store. (Tip: Your web site is your brochure. Your blog is your magazine.)

Is your web site just too much to tackle this week (I feel the same way about my office)? Then take 5 minutes to learn how to use your email to better your business.

Or check out these Facebook-for-resale-shops tips and links.

Don’t do your own web housework? Make note of what you’d like to change, and pop it into an email to your site keeper.

What would YOU like to change about your web site? How have you been using email to boost business? What would you like to share with your fellow resalers? And just how many dust bunnies DID you slaughter?

The illustration’s from catholiclane.com but I don’t know where they got it from. She doesn’t look particularly Catholic to me.

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Deja Vuesday: Planning for profits 11 months in advance.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 6, 2012|

After all, some Auntie Kate messages are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!

Click the image for more Deja Vuesday posts that are too good to be threw from TGtbT.com

Deja Vuesday

where you can visit a gently-used, blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.

Here’s a question you didn’t expect to be asked today, did you?

“How many (more…)

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“Okay,” she said, dusting off her hands, “Time for…”

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 1, 2012| 2 Comments »

Store the zombie costume in the darkest corner of the basement, put the bats in the belfry (if you have one), and make way for (more…)

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