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What $50 will buy you in consignment & resale stores

Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on September 26, 2012| 7 Comments »

Resale, consignment, thrift: a MOUNTAIN of great stuff!

Resale, consignment, thrift: a MOUNTAIN of great stuff!

Recently, I challenged (and bribed*) thrift, resale, and consignment shops to get together, and post on their Facebook pages,

What $50 gets you resale-wise

Some fun answers came in. Click through to get some ideas of what shopkeepers came up with (and be sure to click on the photos themselves to see their friends and fans’ comments on their FB pages!):

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If you can Facebook, you can blog. And you’d better.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on August 17, 2012| 4 Comments »

Wanted to share this quote with you:Blogging for Consignment, Resale, and Thrift Shops

[Using a blog] is one of the best (more…)

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And the winner is…

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on July 20, 2012| 2 Comments »

HowToConsign.comSherry Gravitt of Encore Consignment Boutique in Chattanooga TN!

Watch for (more…)

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Not a mosquito. Quite potentially, an alligator.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on June 9, 2012| 6 Comments »

Chances are, you missed this round-up of helpful links that I posted on Facebook last month. So I’m repeating it here, in hopes that more consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners, managers, and PR people can take advantage of it.

First read this, (more…)

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“Shopping Calendar Gets a School Day” sez NYTimes

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on May 31, 2012| 3 Comments »

Teen Vogue organizes Back to School shopping day

Hey, great news. How can your consignment, resale, or thrift shop use this attention to build awareness of your Back to School selection and savings?

I’m betting you can use the attention stirred up by Teen Vogue to really do something great in your shop. What will it be?

Back-to-School Saturday will be promoted in the typically enthusiastic Teen Vogue tone of voice. For instance, ads and posters will exhort, “Get ready, get set, get shopping!” And social media will, of course, play a big role; Teen Vogue has already called dibs on a hashtag, #btss.

Read more: Teen Vogue declares August 11 “Back to School Shopping Day.”

Pay attention to the Staples planned promo mentioned in the article. Spark any ideas for your marketplace?

Comment below, and share your thoughts on how this could be a boost to your early-fall traffic and income.

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