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"In an otherwise bleak retail scene, consignment is a thriving area," Ms. Fluhr said, noting that her business is 30percentt ahead for the first four months of 2008.
Visit other thrift, pawn, retail and consignment shops in the area to figure out your market.
But he warned that because of the added overhead costs of running a full-fledged retail operation, such consignment businesses could have a tougher time making money.
David Steiner, president of AuctionBytes, notes that a couple of retail-style eBay consignment businesses have started and failed in the past few years, including MyEZsale, which set up shop in existing pack-and-ship stores in Denver and the New England area.
When a Vivienne Tam top was deemed unworthy by one consignment shop, I left with my retail tail between my legs but undeterred, I walked it to another shop, knowing Tam was in demand.
Meet with a retailer that accepts consignment items.
Shoppers like Mrs. Baden, some with formidable retail habits, are turning to consignment stores to offload designer clothing and accessories and to accumulate spare cash, as often as not plowing the profits back into the very same store.
Economic assessments suggest that for every day a consignment is delayed, it adds to the retail cost by 1%.
As storefronts emptied in prime retail arenas, lower rents afforded consignment shops like Greenwich, Conn.-based Roundabout Resale, Boston-based Second Time Around (with 24,000 consignors), Tucson, Ariz.-based Buffalo Exchange (with 40 stores in 14 states) and other chains across the country the opportunity to thrive, sometimes doubling in size.
The Company has nine labels in its family of brands and retail in 330 freestanding stores, franchised outlets and consignment counters in Malaysia and around the world.
