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Kate’s Mailbag: Finding a unique source to fulfill customer needs
Posted in Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, sea of sameness, shop local on May 14, 2012| 4 Comments »
Kerri wrote:
I offer free giftwrapping in my store. We’re getting more and more customers ask if we sell cards–kid’s birthday, baby shower, etc. to go along with the wrapping, and we do not have any at this time. Does anyone have a reasonably priced source for cards? Thanks in advance.
I’m sure that some of our shopkeepers have some wholesale resources to share with Kerri, but here’s a nifty (more…)
“I like it. What is it?”
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, shop local on April 19, 2012|
Prove to me your SHOP shops local before you ask ME to.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged shop local, small business on November 29, 2011| 4 Comments »
Years ago, a dozen consignment shopkeepers and I wanted to go out to dinner together. I suggested a locally owned, mom-and-pop (literally!) Italian (more…)
Freshening up for the Holiday Season
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, merchandising, selling, shop local on November 16, 2011| 2 Comments »
Have you noticed the new header here on Auntie Kate the Blog? I’ve been freshening up for the holiday shopping season, and I hope you are as well.
Little things (like my header here) put us all in the shopping mood, don’t they? But we in resale tend to feel (more…)
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