Okay, it’s time for me to condense 562 pages of notes about why consignment, resale, and (yes even) thrift shops should have a blog. Yes I really do have reams of info, graphics, links and resources that will help shopkeepers build their businesses with a shop blog. My opening session workshop, Who, ME Have a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘profit’
To blog or not to blog. You’re the experts.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging, NARTS Conference, profit, resale shopkeeping on May 15, 2012 | 16 Comments »
Deja Vuesday: Is your consignment shop investing wisely?
Posted in Deja Vuesday, economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Deja Vuesday where you can visit a gently-used, blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around. Do you, when considering a purchase for your business, look at the price? Well, of course. Resale shopkeepers are, as a class, the most frugal folks on Earth. But sometimes
Gently-used goods, gently-used good electrons: Maybe a match made in heaven for you?
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, selling, web on February 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Thinking of adding some e-commerce to your consignment, resale, or thrift shop bricks-and-mortar?
Crowdsourcing
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, profit, resale shopkeeping on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Great way to “update” the whole consign/ sell/ donate aspect of your business, don’t you think? . To define it as crowdsourcing? What is crowdsourcing? Examples of crowdsourcing How are some web sites using crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing provides businesses whether large or small, new or well established to have access to a group of people eager [...]
You’re an expert. Believe me.
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success on October 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners and operators are truly EXPERTS. Aren’t YOU an expert wardrobe consultant and/or interior stylist? Intimately knowledgeable about the best local sources for raising children? The guru of
Prepping consigned items for the sales floor
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, profit on September 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week, TGtbT.com asked resalers how much… if any… grooming of incoming consignments is done in their shop. Here’s how shopkeepers responded.
It’s September 23: Time for a Blast from the Past!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged profit, success on September 23, 2011 | 7 Comments »
As you may know, September 23 is the anniversary of when
Hidden delights
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler, profit, starting a consignment shop on April 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
As I was going through the Manual this weekend to prepare it for its next printing (I think this is the 13th or 14th edition!) , I ran across some little tidbits that even I had forgotten about. And I thought I’d remind the many folks who use the Manual as an invaluable business resource [...]
Be proudful. You’re the best consignment or resale shop around, right?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, competition, HowToConsign.com, profit on February 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Hi guys…just a quick check-in with my consignment, resale, thrift buddies on a beautiful Sunday. I was searching around for a meaningful message to send to you, before I take off for places non-resale-related (and consisting of palm trees, pure quartz sand and mojitos. Sorry.)EVERYone wants to be associated with a winner. So here’s today’s [...]
What it’s worth. There…and Here.
Posted in economics of resale, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“It’s worth nothing in your closet…your attic…your basement.” How often has any consignment, resale, or thrift shopkeeper said that phrase. After all, if something’s sitting, disused, in someone’s home, it is worth precisely ZERO to everyone. This is the persuasion we use to get folks to clear out these items and give them a chance [...]
Offering the sameold sameold to your consignment or resale customers? How about doing it with a twist?
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, promotions, sea of sameness on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The most popular post on my blog recently has been this one, which I had almost forgotten. I talked about how customers had gotten so jaded, a simple 10% off didn’t make them bat an eyelash, yet alone grab the car keys and a friend on their way to your shop. Current interest in motivating [...]
Consignment / resale/ thrift shop giveaway week: It’s not all about price.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, small business on September 23, 2010 | 14 Comments »
This post is part of Auntie Kate’s 35th anniversary of being a consignment shopkeeper, author, maven, and fan. Here’s the intro to our anniversary giveaway, and if you haven’t already posted a comment on this week’s messages to enter each drawing: Monday’s is here, Tuesday’s is here, and Wednesday’s is here. So many shopkeepers spend [...]
Why should you care how much your business is worth, if you’re not thinking of selling?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, profit, success on September 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Consignment and resale shop owners, even charities who run thrift stores, are remarkably modest when it comes to comprehending how much their business is worth. I know that you’ve heard
The value of space to consignment shops and all resalers.
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping on August 31, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Read more Deja Vuesday posts. By now, your fall items are probably pouring in with all their wondrous variety, and the eternal question for consignment, resale, and thrift shops is
Your Consignment / Resale Shop Wish List is WAY more important than you think.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, promotions, web on August 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
We all (well, except for some very, very misguided shopkeepers and thrift store managers) know how wonderful maintaining and using a wish list, or a want list, is for our shops’ reputations. We show our care and concern by “keeping an eye out” for special items our customers crave, we emphasize the personality of a [...]
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