Was your New Year’s Resolution to spend less time working in your consignment or resale shop and more time with family?
Or maybe you are finally realizing (more…)
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10 Easy Ways to get More Free Time, Resale Version.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping on January 6, 2011| 2 Comments »
Holiday business continues for Resale, Consignment, & Thrift Stores
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, resale shopkeeping on December 28, 2010|
See yesterday’s post about how Santa is a recycler.
Two more ways to build your shop’s traffic (more…)
Slaying the Regifting Dragon
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, competition, consignment, resale shopkeeping on December 26, 2010|
Okay, it’s the day after Christmas and all through the house
…you gotta get out of there. You can’t take one more minute of sitting on the couch talking about relatives you never knew you had. And you have to put some distance between you and those Pfeffernussen calling your name.
Get thee to a craft store.
Make a T-shirt that says Santa Recycles today, because you’re going to (more…)
A little gift to you, from you!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged employees, holidays, resale shopkeeping on December 22, 2010|
Thanks to all the consignment and resale shopkeepers who post pix of their devoted staff on their web sites or in their Facebook albums, we’ve been able to create
a poster you can download to use in your shop to show appreciation for all the hard work your helpers contribute to your business.
And no one (more…)
Creative Consignment, Rad Resale, Knock-em-dead NFP
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping, small business on December 17, 2010|
Creativity can build your business to untold heights. And it can inspire a new zest in your life as well. Who wants to do the same-old same-old over and over again? Maybe it’s time to flex your business muscles and explore new challenges for 2011.
But learning to be creative with your resale business. That’s a challenge! Here’s Step #1 from one of TGtbT.com’s mini-Products:
Business-building creativity in 4 easy lessons: #1
First, identify new markets and opportunities.
Pay attention to the world around you. Are there trends to be taken account of? Is your market changing, and how can those changes help your business?
For example: What do people want to buy from you now, that might be different from when you first opened your shop? How do potential clients learn about you? Is the trend towards ever-cheaper quality in consumer goods going to impact your business and what can you do about it?
Steps 2, 3, and 4 on how to build your business by getting creative are in your copy of 101 Daily Tips for a Better Shop. Don’t have a copy yet? It’s available for Pretty Darn Quick download on Too Good to be Threw’s “Lunch with Kate” Page.
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