Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, daily operations, small business on January 30, 2012|
I once visited a consignment shop which actually had a takeaway window… well, a “bring in” window: consignors drove up under a covered area and a shop staffer was right there, rolling rack at the ready. Now that’s service… something special worth telling your friends about!
but do you have (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop on January 16, 2012|
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…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged promotions, small business on November 27, 2011| 5 Comments »
Okay, this post requires a bit of work on your part…and a bit of cost as well. What started (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business, success on November 21, 2011| 3 Comments »
Have you ever had the experience of someone thinking that you are
when you don’t understand why? After all,it’s such a natural thing to offer your shoppers a cup of warm cider on cold days… but such simple hospitality really impresses them. They think you’re a brilliant retailer; you think it’s so obvious, you are amazed they even notice.
And so it is when I winnow through all of the ideas and tips I post here on Auntie Kate the Blog and on our flagship site for Professional Resalers, TGtbT.com.
Sometimes I hatch an idea for you that I think is so obvious that it’s not valuable. Take the fishbowl post here on Auntie Kate, for example. Even my subject line proves I thought it was, perhaps, same old-same old. I mean, we’ve all seen these. So we should all have thought of doing it.
Well, the tip might be obvious, but judging by a lot of nice comments from consignment, resale, and even thrift stores, it was still helpful to them.
It’s the simple things that count. Like the ideas in Shop Sizzle, SHOW it to SELL It, and all of our Products for the Professional Resaler.
After all, it’s obvious your career deserves a holiday gift. It’s been good all year… but 2012 could be even better. Don’t you agree?
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