I grieve for the fact that a good business was basically thrown on the trash heap.
As a resale/ consignment consultant, blogger, speaker and avid shopper, I have to agree with this writer. Every month (more…)
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Will your business remain green when you part ways?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, selling on March 21, 2012|
Agree? Disagree? Explain.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, selling on February 12, 2012| 19 Comments »
Recently, one of our Loyal Readers made a statement:
“The primary reason people shop consignment is to SAVE money”
and I’d like to examine that, if I may.
Is it true (more…)
Pushing their WANT button
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, selling on January 26, 2012| 5 Comments »
Let’s face it. If all consignment, resale, thrift shops looked like this:
Or this
or this:
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no one would ever get their WANT button pushed.
So why not, instead, present merchandise in a way that makes them think
I WANT that, I MUST HAVE that!
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Got some easy, quick ways to push your customers’ WANT buttons? Add it by commenting below.
A free day coming up: are you ready?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged holidays, selling on January 6, 2012| 4 Comments »
Wow, it’s 2012! You know what THAT means…
No, it doesn’t mean the world will end “according to the Mayans.”
It means: It’s a Leap Year, and we get an extra FREE day, a February 29: Great news for (more…)
What If… you could get some free publicity?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, selling, Twitter, web on January 5, 2012|
What If…
you thought of your consignment, resale, or thrift shop just a little differently in 2012? Would your shop be more successful? More fun to run? Would you find unexpected supporters and fervid fans if you just approached things a tiny bit differently?
This week we’ll present a few What Ifs for you to consider. And what if you took the (more…)
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