Some consignment shops use the bait of a higher percentage return to motivate their suppliers into bringing in the items most in demand by their shoppers. Here, an example from (more…)
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A Fisher of Soles
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, consignment, consignors, promotions, resale shopkeeping on April 1, 2015| 2 Comments »
Let there be light: Make your consignment shop stand out from the crowd.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, resale shopkeeping on March 27, 2015| 3 Comments »
I was wandering through an artisan show last Saturday when, across the hall of crocheted infinity scarves and dip-tied tank tops, my eye was caught by a shelving display… and I realized that (more…)
Don’t blow your budget: Free social media pictures
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging, Facebook, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, Twitter, web on March 24, 2015|
If you want to use graphics, pictures, clip art in your consignment or resale social media posts, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Here’s several lists of free sources (more…)
Q & A: Great way to get them thinking! (Or at least, reading…)
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, customers, Facebook, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, web on March 23, 2015|
Ah, the good old Question-&-Answer format:
the perfect way to get information out in easily absorbed bite-sized bits, in an informal manner that keeps folks reading because (more…)
Welcome Spring with these fresh window display ideas!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, resale shopkeeping on March 20, 2015|
Finally, it’s spring… and your consignment and resale customers are ready, I hope, to SHOP!
A few ideas from the Too Good to be Threw Pinterest pages to tempt passers-by into becoming “buy”-bys:
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