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Are you #1?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on June 21, 2010| 15 Comments »

Lots of consignment, buy-outright, thrift shops opening up.

Staying at #1 is an ongoing process

TGtbT.com, my web site, has sold more operations manuals this year than in any other year. NARTS Conference is going for a new record number of attendees, after setting a record last year. The shop I volunteer at is having its highest year in over four decades…and this, in a market area that is considered one of the hardest-hit by the economy (and the most appalling (more…)

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Cut it out: Making better consignment and resale photos

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on June 18, 2010| 6 Comments »

Sometimes, less is more. You know, when the racks or shelves are too full, you eliminate the clutter.

Well, it’s s good thing to do the same with your photos. Whether you’re posting on your site, your blog, Facebook or Twitpix (more about THAT later…let’s just say right now there are better alternatives that are just as easy) you want people to focus on (more…)

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Stuff for consignment and resale shopkeepers to do over the weekend.

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, Weekend Warrior, tagged , on June 11, 2010|

Make a friend in the resale, thrift, consignment business

Click the friends to join us!

* Check out the “Blogs for Consignment & Resale Shopkeepers” I posted a while back. Add the ones you love by adding a comment to this entry.

* Learn how NOT to play store (a 4-part series.) Tell us about when you finally felt like a real grown-up proprietor by clicking on comment.

* Listen to some new music. Tell us what you listen to.

* Find out what kind of flower you are. (I’m still a daffodil.)

See a trend here? Getting involved means a lot. To you, to your business, to me. Sittin’ by yourself under the apple tree doesn’t do nothin’. Take PART. Geez, you cannot live on tweets.

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Are your windows doing their job?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on June 8, 2010|

Here’s a statistic to warm the cockles of your heart:

If your windows pull in 10 extra customers a day who spend $50 each, the annual increase in sales will exceed $182,000.

A consignment or resale display to catch the eye...and wallet...of passersby.

(And that statistic is based on those customers just buying once and disappearing… imagine how your sales will increase when you turn them into regulars and fans!)

A window worth doing is a window worth doing well. And now you can get

Specific-to-resale window display ideas and information. Quick, to-the-point, and geared especially for our varied (and sometimes strange) merchandise mix. Just click the book and it can be yours!

Too Good to be Threw's Kate hHolmes helps you with Window DisplaysThe Big Book of Window Displays Especially for Resale Shops is waiting for you!

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You have a friend in resale! A compadre in consignment, a pal in thrift!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on June 3, 2010| 5 Comments »

A dozen resale and consignment shopkeepers getting silly at Flamingoville on Siesta Key FL

A dozen resale and consignment shopkeepers getting silly at Flamingoville, an informal gathering of resalers on Siesta Key FL

I remember a spouse at one of the NARTS Conferences marveling over the openness and friendliness of the 250-300+ shopkeepers happily gabbing away.

“I’ve never seen (more…)

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