Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference, resale shopkeeping, success on June 19, 2018|
Such a great idea! Let me write that down….
Have you ever had the experience of going over your scribbled notes later, only to wonder what the heck you meant by that? I have.
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After all, you don’t want to let a good idea slip away!
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success on May 2, 2018|
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Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, resale shopkeeping, success on April 26, 2018|
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged learn a lot, resale shopkeeping, shop local, success on April 5, 2018| 3 Comments »
There’s a “real” shop (you know, one which sells newly-manufactured stuff) that I really like. The owner doesn’t know from social media, she’s literally hidden on a street which is basically an alley, and I’ve never seen an ad for her shop.
But she makes a good go of it in her tiny shop. By making customers feel like they are
And how does she do that? Well, every time you come in, she asks you to add your name and phone number to her fishbowl. You could win twenty bucks store money! she says. So of course, I do. Every time.
Then what happens?
I win! Yes, I get a phone call from the shop, saying my name’s been drawn this week, and stop by soon to get your $20 store money!
So of course I do.
But you know her secret? She pulls multiple winners and phones them, whenever she needs some more traffic. I know because both my sister and myself have “won” multiple times.
Why not? It works. In fact, it works so well that I don’t even remember if the deal is $20 off a minimum $50 purchase, or off $100… because I always spend more than I would otherwise. After all, she’s made me a winner!
For more on the magical use of fishbowls, see this post.
Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, consignors, resale shopkeeping, success on March 23, 2018| 1 Comment »
We were talking, over on social media, about creating some sort of client gift that would initiate incoming, and keep incoming coming in season after season.
Ideas ranged from creating labels to be carefully stuck to purchased blank size rings like these examples from House Of Consignment and Your Best Friend’s Closet to full-on “Closet Kits” (be sure to click over to read this!), this is an idea any womenswear consignment or resale shop could easily use. And if you run a nonprofit thrift shop? These would make terrific giveaways/ swag bag inserts for any classy fund raising event of your NGO.
As one shopkeeper, Marianne Evans of Your Best Friend’s Closet says:
Ladies, these are amazing for so many reasons! First the consignors now have an easy way to sort their items, either seasonally or style-wise. So instead of putting it back in their closet they put it to the side of the marker. Second it has your name in their closet everyday all the time so they are thinking about you. And lastly consigners think I am an absolute genius to have and I quote, thought of everything!
Get your shop name into potential consignment clients’ closets!
Another choice could be the printed door-hanger. Readily available and easily designed online, these heavy-weight, glossy-coated handouts are quick to create.
Designed to hang on a doorknob, these hang on most closet rods as well!
Like Dwight’s Closet Kit, you can include your yearly schedule along with, of course, all your contact info and a handful of tips on how to make the most money with your consignments.
Door-hangers are available at gotprint.com which is where I grabbed the photo (and which offers to mail you a sample kit so you can choose paper, etc), Vistaprint, Nextdayfliers, and just about any printing service. Goimprints , especially, has a wide variety of shapes to choose from.
You can even print your own doorhangers with stock from Avery if you’d like to dabble before plunging; the Avery forms have a tear-away portion which would be fun to use as a raffle drawing entry, a discount useable when they bring in their early-season consignment, or something you think up yourself!
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