Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, resale shopkeeping, Twitter on August 19, 2011|
It’s time for fall. Even if your suppliers don’t think so.Now’s the time to nudge your consignors, sellers, or donors to clean out their underloved possessions and bring them in to you.
Remind them that they get (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, perceived value, resale shopkeeping on August 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
I got an email the other day, from a resale shopkeeper who attended my workshop, The Price is Right… or is it? at NARTS Conference in June.
She (or he, the complainer was anonymous) complained that I wouldn’t tell her
There is absolutely no absolute value for anything, as much as the complainant wishes there were. To think there is is
The consignment, resale, or thrift shopkeeper missed my main point, that there is no such thing as what something is specifically “worth.”
She complained that I told her that
Well, it is. Everything a shopkeeper does, from such large issues as location and advertising to the mundane like vacuuming, opening ten minutes early, even whether she shopkeeps clad in jeans or St. John, sets the price for her goods.
Don’t miss the free PDQ from my workshop. And for goodness’ sake, if you don’t have The Money-Wise Guide to Accepting & Pricing, better get it before all those lovely new-season things come in. Jeans or St. Johns, couches or crib sheets.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping on August 9, 2011| 20 Comments »
I do not accept checks in my resale store. No one (more…)Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, Twitter on August 2, 2011| 2 Comments »
Did you miss this HowToConsign tweet?Probably. An awful lot of consignment, resale, and thrift store folk don’t follow the tweets that HowToConsign.com puts up that are aimed at consumers… your potential shoppers and suppliers.
You probably didn’t see this tweet. And it’ll inspire, amuse and motivate you in your business. So I’ll repeat it.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, employees, resale shopkeeping on August 2, 2011| 1 Comment »
The absolutely top, hands-down winner of the most detested job of any boss is firing people.
Even when the person being fired has been a drag on the business, has degraded the vision you’ve had… even if that person was stealing (not only her/his paycheck, but actual stuff)…
No one looks forward to firing staff members.
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