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Afraid of blogs? Here’s a little tip.

I firmly believe in the value of blogs to get your customers, and those you wish were your customers, involved in your shop. I think I’ve mentioned that before. Giving a “tour” of your shop, or letting...

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Shout it from the… storefront!

I just love it when an “old pro” gets it into her mind to have her say here on the blog. So imagine my delight when Irene Mylan, owner of Clothes Circuit in Dallas, writes to us from her vacation home...

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Ya know that money ya wanna borrow from your family? Read this first.

Ya know that money ya wanna borrow from your family? . Read this first. Photo borrowed from Gaebler, which has lots of advice too. Filed under: economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk Tagged: small...

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Retail Feng Shui… or Common Sense?

Robin Cain of Kids Corner Consignment in NC sent me this info she received in an email with a note, “I’m not into the whole Feng Shui thing but the ideas can definitely be applied to resale or any...

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Sarasota Marché

Nestled into a 1930′s cottage in Sarasota FL is one of the newest consignment and resale shops around: Sarasota Marché , “the brainchild of fashion and cosmetic expert Marina Eckert.” Inspired by a...

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Bored? Here’s how to ruin (yes, you read that right) your resale or...

Don’t sit there on Facebook. Or play endless games of Solitaire or Angry Birds.  Or daydream about weddings past, present or future on strangers’ Pinterest boards. There are over 50 free articles to...

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“I’d love to start a little shop like this…” : Think of it as a compliment.

Sometimes, in their rare grumpy moods, consignment, resale, or thrift shopkeepers b**ch about how clueless their shoppers are. Why? Only because those shoppers, in a burst of enthusiasm, say “I’d love...

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7 mistakes you might be making in your emails

Good article about making sure your broadcast emails from your consignment, resale, thrift shop are actually doing what you want them to do: inspiring recipients to read them! 7 Design Mistakes That...

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Have you seen my recommendations?

I’m often asked which books will be most helpful to resale entrepreneurs. So I gathered some into an Amazon list. It’s called “Open a Consignment, Resale, or Thrift Shop“ but of course, these...

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A slam-dunk quote for professional resalers.

One 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 were familiar with thrift stores,...

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Opening a new business with a BANG!

So many new resale shops open their doors, and just…. sit there. But here’s a group which wants to start off with a bang. If you’re looking to get your new store, or your new additional location, or...

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Now here’s a way to get your consignment shop up & running…

Real-life lesson: A way to get your consignment shop up & running, before you’re even open. I am impressed! Take a look at the web page (singular, at least so far) for 27 Perry then come right back...

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Back-to-school time applies to TGtbT Manual too!

Every September, TGtbT.com sees an uptick in the number of Too Good to be Threw Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops sold. I like to envision the manuals I mail out taking...

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Ho ho, I’m off doing the shopping thing…

Time for the Polka Dot PT to turn into Santa’s sleigh, so I’m off to my local consignment and thrift shops with wallet in hand… but here’s a little past post to help you get through this...

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4 Reasons You’ll Fail at Opening a Consignment or Resale Shop.

Amazing. The four reasons Phil Libin, founder and CEO of Evernote,  Inc.’s 2011 Company of the Year, gives as 4 Reasons You’ll Fail at Entrepreneurship are exactly the four that make ME wince, when I...

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Sharon makes name badges for her consignment shop

Recently, Sharon Munroe of Little Green Beans in Austin TX, sent me an intriguing link she thought might be helpful for her fellow HTC Sponsors. So what did I do? I suggested she give us a report on...

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Who can count the counters… the sales counter, that is.

It’s been a while since we talked about your sales counter, (cash wrap, check-out desk, whatever you want to call it) and how vital it is to the operation, appearance, and actual branding of your...

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Windows that WOW don’t happen by accident.

We’ve taken the three wildly-useful Products for the Professional Resaler at TGtbT.com and combined them to make one big, 48-page PDQ that’s jam-packed with ways to make your shop’s display windows...

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Out & About Shopping Consignment

Love how this shop in Bradenton FL solved an annoyance. This wooden pedestal is for signing credit card receipts without the customer having to bend way down to the low service counter! Smart, huh?...

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Biting the bullet: Really, shopkeeper?

To “bite the bullet” is to endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable, or to accept something difficult and try to live with it. Another definition: Accept the...

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