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Stop Giving Cash Off in your Consignment Shop NOW

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged , , , on November 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »

No more $5 off a $35 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase or whatever you have been doing; STOP IT RIGHT NOW.
Really.
At least for now.
Here’s what you do instead:
You give

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How many costumes have you received this week?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Did you let your consignors*, your sellers, or your donors know that you want those Halloween costumes now?
No?
Then do it forthwith! (That means make it snappy!)
Why? Because, yes, you can make money from costumes of all sorts the whole year ’round. Read on, for an article from a past issue of our print newsletter, [...]

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5 things rich consignment & resale shopkeepers do differently than poor shopkeepers.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged , , on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

They plan ahead.
Do you have every event, every ad, every blog message, website change, consignor letter and bag-stuffer….even every display window theme, between now and the end of the year planned out? Know when and how you will let your prospective audience know about the events? If so, you may be a rich-shopkeeper-in-the-making.
 
They seize the [...]

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Pumpkins all put away? Ready for a Merry Recycled Holiday?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged , , on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For Consignment and Resale and Thrift Shops, a special Product for the Professional Resaler: Find out how to make November and December months that you’ll love!

 
Yes, [...]

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Consignment Mailbox: How many reusable bags does one responsible resale shopper NEED?

Posted in Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A resale shopkeeper asked me, a while back: [I'm] thinking that we as resale shops should pay especial attention and try not to add to the litter of merchandise bags. But re-using old grocery sacks just doesn’t do [...]

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Cash for Clothing Clunkers: Dare you?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged , on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I kept waiting for one of the resale or consignment shops who send out broadcast emails to send one entitled
“Cash for Clothing Clunkers.”
Thought it would be a good subject line for a message about

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Excuse me, but is your save-the-earth bag full of germs?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

What with Target finally “going green” with reusable shopping bags (and taking a tip from consignment and resale shopkeepers who’ve been giving a nickel “rebate” for years!) and CVS getting a dollar cash and four trips in out of you to give you a dollar store credit (weird, I know. Think it’ll fly?)  and people [...]

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Porn for resale and consignment shopkeepers

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Dream away…and maybe plan a bit? Make out your letter to Santa?

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Email, coupons, and pondering customer response

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged on October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Many consignment and resale shops send out terrific broadcast emails (if you don’t, I recommend it. *)
I got one the other day. Made me sit up and take notice.

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Top Ten Resale Shop Sites 2009 Version

Posted in Kate's Must-Sees, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »

As you can imagine, I see a LOT of resale, consignment and thrift shop web sites. And I’m always on the lookout for good ideas and designs, and most of all, functionality, on these sites.
So here’s the Top Ten as seen this year, in my opinion. Take a look…then VOTE! Please notice that I restricted [...]

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Store Brands Resource for Consignment & Resale Shopkeepers

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, economics of resale, tagged on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Know your Store Brands Update:
Robin Caldwell, back last spring on her blog Luxe Redux, listed many store brands, and lots of consignment and resale shopkeepers lauded her. She promised…and now she’s DONE! and update with more brands. Many thanks, Robin!
My original post, where you’ll find the link.

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Love these calendar downloads!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s a ritual, with me, picking out the calendar for the next year. It has to be JUST right. For the last 2 years, I’ve chosen a calendar that has photos of paths… wonder what that says about this part of my life?
So for 2010, I am going to pretend, just pretend, that I have [...]

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God Bless the Web Masters

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am now going on my 10th month of renovating my main web site. Although I have maintained it myself (well, with the kind assistance of Charlie, Forrest, Deb and others) for over mumblemumble years, this is the first major renovation I’ve undertaken.
About time you’re probably saying. Too Good to be Threw has gotten pigglywiggly, [...]

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Some fun finds

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In an effort to avoid putting the final touches on the new look of TGtbT.com and sending it out in the world, I’ve

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Love this look!

Posted in Kate's Must-Sees, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Consignment, resale and thrift shops, always looking for some unique way to display ever-changing inventory and often blessed* with a small budget, might take this look to heart.
You can do this!
Although this is part of an English line of ready-made store fixturing, can’t we see it in our shops?
That darn

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