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I run a local thrift shop and want to learn the best way to display items for sale - what ideas do you have that will enhance and promote our business. Thank you

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    Here are some things to keep in mind while planning your successful thrift store:-

    You need to provide product that your customers want and are willing to pay profitable prices for. Make sure your product is something that will work in your area.

    You will need sustainable sources for product. If you find your beginning inventory at garage sales, will you be able to continue searching for product if you spend most of your time at your store? Who will run your store when you are "purchasing"?

    Your business could be profitable from day one, but plan on six months to a year of building time. Make sure you can pay your bills during this start up phase.

    A good marketing plan will help build and sustain your business. You need a plan that focuses on bringing customers in and keeping them happy so they return. Consider networking, advertising, and public relations actions to help get the word out about your business. And, continue marketing on a consistent basis.

    Thrift stores can fill a big need in many areas. Everyone loves a great bargain, recycling is helpful and environmentally friendly, and buying "gently used" items can help many people who are on tight budgets. Additionally, "vintage" is hot in fashion, antiques are coveted for furnishings and decorative objects, and collectors haunt thrift stores to find items to add to their collections.

    "One man's trash is another man's treasure" is doubly true if you are a thrift store owner!

    Here are some links you should definately visit -

    a) search.constantcontact.com
    b) www.interstellar-solutions.co.uk

    I hope this information helps you...
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    Samaritan  

    answered 2 years ago

    Wow - thanks for the informative and thorough response. I appreciate the links as well. We have our work cut out for us, but we are excited and ready to invest the initial investment of time and resources to make things work. We just received our non-profit status, and our focus is to give BACK to the community. In these economic times, there are so many families/people in need. By providing a place where folks can come and find needed items OR treasures, our mission statement reinforces the idea that in order to keep it, you have to give it way... thanks again for the fantastic and supportive input. :-)
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    Elksane

    Elksane

    commented 2 years ago

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