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Where to find Kate

Posted in Kate's Must-Sees, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on July 21, 2012| 6 Comments »

Where to find Kate Holmes of Too Good to be ThrewAt Conference, a gentleman came up to me and complained he didn’t know how to (more…)

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A slam-dunk quote for professional resalers.

Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on July 16, 2012| 1 Comment »

Dr J, Julius Erving, in 1987 From wikipediaOne of the people who taught me a lot about the resale business was my mother, who opened her two shops on Long Island NY, when I was a child. Back then shoppers (more…)

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Seven-year-old newspaper article on consignment, still going strong.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on July 14, 2012|

Truthfully, I am flabbergasted.

Who knew (more…)

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Give that girl a raise!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on July 1, 2012|

Tanya and crew at TAGS in CaliforniaWouldn’t you love to have a staffer who said this, when asked by a reporter (more…)

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Add this to your employer arsenal

Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on June 20, 2012|

I am fascinated by the Zappos List of Core Values as presented to their staffers.

I think most of these points are directly applicable to resale, thrift, and consignment shops, don’t you? What might you re-word, re-direct, in this list?

Two other resources that should be in your Employer Arsenal:

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

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Resalers' Resource List: Your Employee Handbook

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