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Shout it from the… storefront!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on September 18, 2011| 3 Comments »

HowToConsign.com promotes consignment, resale, and thrift shopsI just love it when an “old pro” gets it into her mind to have her say here on the blog. So imagine my delight when

Irene Mylan, owner of Clothes Circuit in Dallas, writes to us from her vacation home about something she’s been mulling over: (more…)

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Afraid of blogs? Here’s a little tip.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on July 20, 2011| 2 Comments »

I firmly believe in the value of blogs to get your customers, and those you wish were your customers, involved in your shop.

I think I’ve (more…)

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Winnie the Pooh as resale shopkeeper.

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on May 23, 2011| 3 Comments »

“I don’t see much sense in that,” said Rabbit.

“No,” said Pooh humbly, “there isn’t. But there was going to be when I began it. It’s just that something happened to it along the way.”

Does your business plan look like the Hundred Acre Wood?When you started out, you had a mind map for your business. It seemed like such a straight-forward business plan. But now, your strategy for your consignment shop, buy-outright boutique, or not-for-profit thrift store more closely resembles the Hundred Acre Wood rather than a treasure map. Diversions (Tigger’s Bouncing Place) and reactions to past conundrums (Where the Woozle Wasn’t) are taking up all your brain’s territory.

Did, as Winnie said, something happen to your plan for success along the way? If so, you may want to do a little terrain-rearranging.

If you love the “real” Winnie the Pooh as much as I do, there’s a wonderful interactive map (from which our illustration was borrowed) at Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.

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Hidden delights

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on April 26, 2011| 4 Comments »

As I was going through the Manual this weekend to prepare it for its next printing (I think this is the 13th or 14th edition!) , I ran across some little tidbits that even I had forgotten about.Too Good to be Threw The Complete Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops

And I thought I’d remind the many folks who use the Manual as an invaluable business resource of a couple of ideas that could take their consignment, resale, and thrift shops

up to the next level.

For example, right now might be a real good time to

have a fake sale in your shop.

See page 175 for this idea.

How one shop’s net profits went from 17% to 22% with one oh-so-simple change.

That’s on page 182 in the Manual.

The Preferred Consignor Club increases your shop’s uniqueness and perceived value.

If you don’t already use this way to differentiate your shop from the crowd, refresh your memory on page 65.

Can’t lay your hands on your copy of the manual without getting up from the computer? Scan through the Table of Contents to refresh your memory of the (possibly forgotten in the day-to-day flurry that is resale!) hidden delights that could be put to good use right now!

Oh, and for those who don’t use the Manual to make their shops all they dream it can be…or for those still in the dreaming stage…or for those who have the nagging feeling that they could do better? You too can have Too Good to be Threw The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops for your very own. Place your order today here.

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Logos I rejected (and why)

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on April 25, 2011| 1 Comment »

Okay, I showed you some logos that I liked so much I kept them in my reference file. Now, let’s take a look at choosing a logo.

Some logos I rejected, and why:

A logo from scratch: when I was developing (more…)

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