Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, I've been meaning to tell you, Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, success on August 24, 2015| 6 Comments »
I was early this Saturday for a meeting, and decided to stop by a small consignment shop I’d visited before.
Theda Bara, shown here in 1917, would have loved to see your Weird & Wonderful shop racks!
It’s a perfectly-fine shop, and I’ve bought here before, so I thought I might find a treasure or two.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, employees, resale shopkeeping, small business, success on August 1, 2015| 2 Comments »
Fretting over whether the wisest course of action would be to keep working with… or dismiss… a new employee?As you may know, all my employees were hired on a trial basis, where (as I put it)
We’re trying each other on for size. You get to see if you like the job, the people, the duties… even me. And I get to do the same: observe how you work, how you interact with staff and customers, and whether you can and will accomplish a variety of tasks. If either of us decide this wasn’t a good choice, we can back out, no hard feelings, during this time period.
As Bob Phipps says here:
I’m often asked what is one of the best practices from successful retailers. It’s simple. They get rid of the bad employees sooner. Termination is just part of the retail hiring process.
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, success on July 23, 2015|
not much summer left since you clearanced it, and not enough fall in yet to make the shop look wonderful.
It’s enough to make your shop seem empty and your merchandise a bit lost and forlorn. But we have some simple solutions you can accomplish (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, resale shopkeeping, success on June 27, 2015| 2 Comments »
Just, whatever you do… don’t (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, success on June 4, 2015| 2 Comments »
First up, dress forms that imply someone’s been beheaded.
I’m okay with headless forms, even headless mannequins… but plop a hat on that neckblock or even worse, a big blood red blossom, and I can’t help think “gory movie” or “alien with tentacles instead of a face.” It’s probably just me.
Along the same lines, mannequins missing arms, hands, fingers.
War injuries? Amputation based on too-enthusiastic Black Friday early-bird shopping? Or just a “our merchandise doesn’t deserve a nice display”-itis?
Bins of hangers all tangled. I envision $15 an hour employees leisurely unraveling the mess, one hanger at at time.
I spent far too many years of my life in a half-crotch, untangling the boogers. Use a hanger stacker, I want to scream!
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