I know, I know, there’s a certain relief in Christmas being in the rear view mirror, but Can we talk Christmas just one more time? You see, there’s this really nifty decoration you can do for 2012, that costs like practically nothing and which will build your shop’s WOM like crazy… but it will
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Can we talk Christmas just one more time?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, sea of sameness on January 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A ’54 convertible light blue. A duplex and checks.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas on December 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
May your week-after-Christmas be merry & bright.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, christmas, Twitter, web on December 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Okay, you’re busy right now. But here’s several email subject lines, blog entries, FB status updates, or even just tweets if that’s all you can manage at this point, that will make your consignment, resale, or thrift shop a STAR next week. Just click the star, below. Oh, and merry merry, all. See ya after [...]
Snuggle up together.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on December 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Your shop feeling kinda ho-ho’d out?
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, merchandising on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
See this video of ideas from a NFP thrift chain, Thrift Town, and see if it doesn’t spark a little push of holiday enthusiasm in your merchandising! (Another of their videos. I’d create my own version of this for next December… with lyrics as captions. And maybe VIP customers? Wouldn’t that filming be a great [...]
Need a consignment or resale subject line? Think party.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, home decor, selling, web on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Need a blog post, an email subject line, a Facebook entry, a tweet, that will get their attention? Well, between now and
Spectacular and Cheap: The BEST Christmas Window This Year!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, display on November 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I love the infrequent posts over on swirlmarketing.com. I wish there were more. It’s just, well, it’s hard to get excited over a display window done by a shop with professional artists and budgets we’d hyperventilate over. But this one. Ah, this one.
Freshening up for the Holiday Season
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, merchandising, selling, shop local on November 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Have you noticed the new header here on Auntie Kate the Blog? I’ve been freshening up for the holiday shopping season, and I hope you are as well. Little things (like my header here) put us all in the shopping mood, don’t they? But we in resale tend to feel
All my shop wants for Christmas…
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, customers, holidays, selling, success on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If I were going to give my consignment, resale, or thrift shop (and therefore, really, my wallet) a holiday gift,
A Shop Local Holiday Gift for Consignment, Resale & Thrift Shops
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, customers, resale shopkeeping on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This easy-to-make, unusual, and interactive little holiday gift (originally offered on Too Good to be Threw, The Premiere Site for Professional Resalers) has proven
A blog to better your holiday business
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays, sea of sameness on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you a consignment, resale, or thrift store? Are you concerned that your market area just doesn’t think green for holiday gear, garb and gifts? Fear no longer! Kate the gently-used good elf has arrived just in time. Bringing
Deja Vuesday: A holiday promo you shouldn’t resist.
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged christmas, holidays, promotions on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The holidays are all about giving, right? And as a consignment, resale or thrift store, you
Help; tell about YOUR experiences with Black Friday in consignment, resale, thrift
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, customers, daily operations on October 19, 2011 | 14 Comments »
It must be holiday selling planning time! Marcy writes: We opened May 2011. It’s about 3200 sq feet, with great visibility on “the main drag”. Many folks will have
You CAN have a GREAT holiday season in your consignment, resale, or thrift shop
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, Products for the Professional Resaler on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Whatever you do, don’t give up the (Christmas) ghost in your shop just because you sell used stuff. Read how resale CAN have a great
It’s Time to Ask for NWTs!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, consignment, selling on September 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s Time to Ask for NWTs! It’s time to get your suppliers, whether you’re consignment, buy-outright, or donations-only, to sort through their unused, “new-with-tags” (NWT in eBay-speak) and bring them in. That way, you’ll have a
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