Have you tried the “trick” that will allow you to schedule (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘small business’
Sit down once, catch as many of your Facebook folks as you can.
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business, web on July 19, 2012| 3 Comments »
A slam-dunk quote for professional resalers.
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop, success on July 16, 2012| 1 Comment »
One of the people who taught me a lot about the resale business was my mother, who opened her two shops on Long Island NY, when I was a child. Back then shoppers (more…)
Deja Vuesday: Where the Woozle Wasn’t
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business on July 10, 2012|
Deja Vuesday:
where you can visit a gently-used, recycled, and even restyled blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.
With over 425 shopkeepers at Conference a few weeks ago, I had a hard time making it from room to room, or even the rest room, without hearing some stories.
Lots of great ones… Jill and Deb and Bahia, especially!… but lots, alas, not (more…)
Deja Vuesday: Don’t just sit there and take it.
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business on July 3, 2012|
Deja Vuesday
where you can visit a gently-used, blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.
Customers staying away (more…)
Bus Tour: Let’s start on the outside
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, NARTS Conference, small business on July 2, 2012| 5 Comments »
There is always a plethora of things to see and think about on the NARTS Conference Consignment, Resale, and Thrift Shop Bus Tour. So many, that I have to break them up into several entries here on Auntie Kate the Blog for you.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
This is exceptionally true for retail stores, and doubly exception of resale shops, when we have to attract attention to a business that many potential shoppers are not yet enthusiastic about. So the exterior appearance (more…)



