Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignment, resale shopkeeping, seasonal sales on March 16, 2010| 1 Comment »
Kenny's driving. Like I'd get lost or something.
I’ve been invited by the powers-that-be at Just Between Friends Sale HQ, Shannon and Daven and Michelle, as well as the Tampa-area franchise owners Holly and Christina, to be the fly on the wall during the seasonal consignment sale’s intake day. It’ll be an interesting resale experience, I’m sure!
I’ll be looking for (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged seasonal sales on September 26, 2009| 2 Comments »
Limited-time, seasonal consignment sales, which typically pay consignors 70% and even more, are proliferating wildly in this economy.
Renting a large, easily-accessible location with good parking (often a community meeting hall) and working with well-developed methods of attracting volunteer workers and online software, these sales can, if nothing else, cause your shop a momentary glitch in market share. At best, retail consignment or buy-outright shops will spend some time and energy “justifying” why they aren’t giving consignors such a deal!
KNOW YOUR COMPETITION:
Take some time to explore seasonal sale web sites. The more you know, the better you can work with/ face up to these wildly-popular sales.
CONSIDER “JOINING” THEM. As you research these sites, zero in on how you can mutually help one another. The seasonal consignment sale can be, for many consumers, their first step in the door of recycling their underloved items…and you can grab ‘em up. There are many avenues for participating in these events mentioned there, and you can probably come up with even better arrangements.
GOT your ducks in a row? Can you explain to your clients, if you’re asked, in words polite and carefully-crafted, how it’s to their disadvantage to participate in such sales? Do they REALLY want to do all that work for just a few day’s exposure to customers?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged seasonal sales on May 22, 2009| 1 Comment »
If you don’t have this Product, you’re giving away bagsful of profit every time you have a sale.
Even if you are unaware of seasonal sales in your area, chances are your potential clientele isn’t. And especially for childrenswear shops, the prevalence of these sales is affecting your business. Here’s how to deal with such events:
Have your bag sale a week before! You’ll drain spendable dollars AND your business will profit by people looking to buy your NTYs to turn them into seasonal sales items.
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