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Friends & Family Discounts work for consignment shops too!
Wanting to spur some action in your resale, thrift, or consignment shop in the next week or two? Why not take a leaf from the department stores’ play book and offer a Friends & Family Discou… more →
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert
Is it time to start your winter clearance NOW?
Auntie Kate wrote 1 week ago: Think about it. If your shop is consignment, what do you have in stock that’s at its final mar … more →
Friends & Family Discounts work for consignment shops too!
Auntie Kate wrote 1 week ago: Wanting to spur some action in your resale, thrift, or consignment shop in the next week or two? Why … more →
Hiding your (holiday) lights under a bushel.
Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: Okay, so you’ve planned a Local Artist’s Fair for the Saturday before Thanksgiving in yo … more →
Translating "Business Articles" into your Shop
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Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: There’s a lot of good information out there, especially on the web, for resale and consignment … more →
Why Consignment & Resale Shops Shouldn't Give Up the (Christmas) Ghost
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Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: I hope you’re knee-and-elbow deep in Christmas (Holiday, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice etc) planni … more →
Stop Giving Cash Off in your Consignment Shop NOW
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Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: No more $5 off a $35 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase or whatever you have been doing; STOP IT RIG … more →
5 things rich consignment & resale shopkeepers do differently than poor shopkeepers.
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Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: Everything is looking up for the rich shopkeeper. She makes SURE it does. They plan ahead. Do you ha … more →
Pumpkins all put away? Ready for a Merry Recycled Holiday?
Auntie Kate wrote 1 month ago: For Consignment and Resale and Thrift Shops, a special Product for the Professional Resaler: Find ou … more →
Cash for Clothing Clunkers: Dare you?
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Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: I kept waiting for one of the resale or consignment shops who send out broadcast emails to send one … more →
Excuse me, but is your save-the-earth bag full of germs?
Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: What with Target finally “going green” with reusable shopping bags (and taking a tip fro … more →
Email, coupons, and pondering customer response
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Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: Many consignment and resale shops send out terrific broadcast emails (if you don’t, I recommen … more →
Store Brands Resource for Consignment & Resale Shopkeepers
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Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: Know your Store Brands Update: Robin Caldwell, back last spring on her blog Luxe Redux, listed many … more →
Sure glad I'm not manning the sales desk here.
Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: Wouldn’t you get awful tired of answering the question, “So how much is this?” if … more →
How much is YOUR floor space worth?
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Auntie Kate wrote 2 months ago: Consignment and resale shopkeepers are well-known for being frugal. They want to help their customer … more →
Seasonal consignment sales: What are YOU doing?
Auntie Kate wrote 3 months ago: Large Consignment Sale Attracts Moms Trio puts together consignment sales Consignment sale opens tod … more →
Welcome, and WELL DONE!
Auntie Kate wrote 3 months ago: I’d like to welcome the newest Sponsors at HowToConsign.com, and to introduce you to them (lin … more →
HowToConsign.com beats out Facebook.
Auntie Kate wrote 3 months ago: Need I say more? If you’re not on HowToConsign.com (after all, it’s about a quarter a da … more →
Let's go to the mailbox! A consignment shop owner asks:
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Auntie Kate wrote 3 months ago: Bloggers just LIVE for the thoughtful questions posed to them, and Auntie Kate is no exception. Imag … more →
Come on in, set awhile. Why NOT to use Twitpic
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Auntie Kate wrote 3 months ago: (This post is a follow-up to The Trap of Twitpic.) What’s the point of adding a graphic to you … more →
