All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘antique malls’
6 Ways to Keep Up with Trends
Does it sound odd to talk about trends and vintiques in the same breath? After all, we sell old stuff, not trendy stuff! It may surprise new sellers when they learn that popular items that sell well in antique mall booths go through cycles. The …
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Pleasing Every Customer Every Time is Impossible
As in every business on earth, trying to be all things to all people will only assure that you’re nothing to nobody. Specializing in a specific business niche means that you’re an expert – or becoming an expert, in that specific niche. Selling retail merchandise …
Read MoreHow Much Inventory Do You Need?
Inventory management is one of those balancing acts that even the most experienced dealers wrestle with all the time. In fact, the popularity of closeout stores like TJMaxx/HomeGoods, Ross and others should show you just how tough it is to judge what kind and how …
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The Debate: Selling New Items in an Antique Mall
When Sue and I were editing the ebook, she wondered if we really needed a section on buying wholesale merchandise. The book, after all, was about selling vintiques. “Well,” I argued, “Some of the most revered and studied shopkeepers being written about in shelter mags …
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Vintiques: It’s a Better Word for What We Sell
The word antique technically refers to something that is 100 years old or older. While our customers understand that antique malls aren’t filled with century old wares, using the word for what we collect and sell struck me as inaccurate and misleading. So, I prefer to combine …
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The First Step to Selling in an Antique Mall
So, you want to set up shop inside an antique mall? Good for you. Not only is it an inexpensive and low risk way to get into the antique business, it can produce a nice income for you. A typical beginner mistake is to assume …
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