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Things I wouldn’t do…if I were starting today

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on February 19, 2010| 9 Comments »

Planning what you WON'T do in your consignment or resale shop is important too!(Don’t miss the companion piece to this post, If I started today…)

Planning what you WON’T do in your shop is as important as what you will do. Here’s my top picks for things I wouldn’t do. See if you agree.

* I wouldn’t name (more…)

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If I started today…

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on February 18, 2010| 21 Comments »

Kate's ideas would build business fast

A question people pose to me: What would you do if you were opening a consignment or resale shop now?

Things have changed from when I opened my consignment shop. And I have dispensed advice on how to open a consignment shop, have had uncountable visits here on my blog as well as  Too Good to be Threw The Premiere Site for Professional Resalers and HowToConsign.com Turn your Cluttered Closets into Cash, done numerous consultations and talked to literally tens of thousands of shopkeepers.

So, for inquiring minds

What would I do, if I started a consignment shop today?

* I’d find (more…)

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You aren’t a ditto business, are you?

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 24, 2010| 1 Comment »

All the glory and none of the work? I don't think so.

There are original businesses and there are ditto businesses. Especially in retail.

And even more especially in resale, where (more…)

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Slow in your consignment shop? Go to the mall.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 19, 2010| 1 Comment »

Soul-sucking...but educational.One of the best things about being a resale shopkeeper is that so many lessons about your business are free.

So, if you have (more…)

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Translating “Business Articles” into your Shop

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 16, 2009| 5 Comments »

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There’s a lot of good information out there, especially on the web, for resale and consignment shops and for non-profit thrift stores as well.

Trouble is, sometimes it’s hard to translate advice written by and aimed towards corporations with  more hierarchy than our businesses.

Here’s an article from Andy Sernovitz which is easier to see ourselves in than most. The black type is Andy, the red is my (more…)

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