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I want to be your friend….

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , , on February 9, 2017|

I want to be your friend, so tell me how, says TGtbT.blog… so tell me stuff I need to know to not be

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Are your regulars, well, not as regular as you’d like?

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on February 1, 2017| 1 Comment »

Are your regulars, well, not as regular as you’d like?

Could it be they’re passing your shop by when they just “don’t have the time

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Learn A Lot: Taking a Second Look

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 23, 2017|

I love snapping quick photos to share with you in my Learn a Lot series. There’s so much imagination out there to inspire us all… but sometimes, even The Resale Guru needs to

take a second look.

I saw this wonderful little swing shop armoire in a vintage market and loved the signage, the tulle on the top of the (really, an old TV armoire….) and the lace and beads to emphasize the merchandise…

A swing shop can be an old armoire in your consignment, resale or thrift shop

More on swing shops and other sizzling ways to enhance your shop: just click or tap!

 

but it took a closer look at my photos before I noticed the really, really, really good idea for consignment, resale, and thrift shoppers to use:

Gather a category up into an armoire "swing shop" says Auntie Kate of TGtbT.com

Did you catch it? Look again!

No need to rig up some sort of clothing rod inside the armoire… just plop a 2-way within and you’re good to go… that is, go nuts with your select little selection any time you want to fluff up the sales floor a bit!

(Tip: Now might be the right time to try this, and if you love the look so much you could line your shop in armoires, well take a look at my Pin here. )

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Cheaper than mail, more powerful than Facebook….

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 28, 2016|

Don't send out emails that don't SELL your consignment, resale or thrift shopThat would be your broadcast email. It can work wonders, getting folks in to shop. But so many shops don’t promote this wonderful customer benefit as much as they could.

Do you hesitate to ask customers in person, face-to-face, to join your shop’s e-mail list?

Would you like a template for a script you (and your staff!) can use? Here’s one.

Or you could have a prize drawing with winner(s) announced via email. Or get their email when you make customers a valued member of your FBC rewards program. Or bribe ’em: send them a coupon as their first email from you.

And, BTW, are you a proud recipient of Too Good to be Threw’s email? All sorts of news, resources, sometimes even a special offer for shopkeepers.  Join here. If you don’t find our emails useful, you can unsubscribe any time. But we’re guessing you’ll love ’em.

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Can you lead? Will you?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on December 15, 2016|

“Being the leader” is the hardest part of the job to many, if not most, resale shopkeepers. We may be self-motivating…. but when it comes to motivating others, we have a lot to learn.

But that’s the thing: being a boss is a learn-able skill! I love this break-down of leadership styles. Each of us needs to be each of these, at different times and even, sometimes, with a different support staff.What kind of leader re you in your consignment shop?

Graphic from Billzipponbusiness.com

 

There are thousands of blogs and web sites about being the best possible leader of your crew; I suggest you start your education with this resale industry-specific Double Product for the Professional Resaler.

Team Work: Staffing your Store from Too Good to be Threw

Resalers' Resource List: Your Employee HandbookTeam Work: Staffing your Store

PLUS Resource List:
Your Employee Manual

DOUBLE Product!

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