2022 UPDATE: Unfortunately, Darice closed in 2021 so you’ll find their website, offer and blog are no longer active. However, I am repurposing all the content I wrote for them and I’ll be sharing it here on my own blog in the future. In December of 2018, Darice officially announced that I was one of their…
2022 UPDATE: Unfortunately, Darice closed in 2021 so you’ll find their website, offer and blog is no longer active. However, I am repurposing all the content I wrote for them and I’ll be sharing it here on my own blog in the future. Everyone loves a good discount…especially a discount on WHOLESALE prices! I recently…
The topic of pricing comes up often with retail store owners. Whether you own a brick and mortar store or an online shop, if you’re buying wholesale and reselling the goods in your shop, pricing is an important aspect of your business. I often find that shop owners think that pricing is a one-size-fits-all strategy,…
If you make your own products and you’re considering scaling your business. I’m here to give you a checklist so YOU can determine if you’re prepared to sell wholesale to retailers. Making and selling our products usually means making one or two products at at time and selling them to our customers. Maybe in person,…
Should I consign or wholesale? I hear this question often from BOTH retailers and makers. Let’s start with the difference between the two. Consignment is an arrangement in which an item is placed in the care of another until purchased by a buyer. A consignment arrangement usually involves an agreement with a retailer and a percentage…
Buying Schedule for Retailers Talk about a hot topic in our membership groups! What better way to address a popular topic than to blog about it? When we opened our home decor boutique in 2015 we had NO experience with buying. Heck, we (me and my sister) didn’t have retail experience at all. That’s the…