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Business Models

Specializing Your Consignment Shop

January 28, 2010

Catering Your Store to a Niche Market

When you start up your consignment store, one of the biggest decisions that you need to make is what kind of market you are going to cater to. Many consignment stores choose to hit as many potential customers as possible by offering a wide range of items. While this [...]

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Resale, Consignment, Thrift and Second-Hand Stores: Are They Different?

November 3, 2009

Knowing the Difference is Important

There is often a great deal of confusion between re-sale, consignment, thrift and second-hand stores. Usually, consumers will see these types of stores as one and the same, but they are not. In fact, there are some vital differences to these types of stores.
Second-Hand and Thrift Stores
Second-hand stores come in many [...]

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