now its july and half the year is over ....time to look at whats working and WHATS NOT....
our GOOD THINGS SEEM TO BE...
COUNTRY ROOM ...especially the word things and the family things and the garland and berry things...sometimes this seems so over but to be observant it is really selling.....weve sold about 8 of the big 40$ stars...I NEED TO GET GOING ON THIS AND GET SOME NEW THINGS FOR THEM...
THE KEY WEST ROOM....this has worked out great....and peps up the store...its good in summer not winter..
THE ROOTS PROJECT....THIS HAS BEEN GREAT AND PERKED UP THE STORE A LOT.......more old stuff, more auctions, jons going to yardsales again.... im getting out more and trying to get the GOOD STUFF..and the fun junky cheap stuff.....
several big ticket items...this has been a good thing....and apparantly ive chosen a couple of the big expensive things right....like our big 80$ fish and our parrot butler @250
ETSY....this is pretty neat and bringing in some cash
THE AMY BUTLER IDEA.... this is helping me see my new girls better...we probably had 4 big pregnant girls in yesterdsay....with their moms...they like our store..... i know what the moms like and i better be learning what these new homeowners want....
NOT SO GOOD.......
MY FRENCHY STUFF..the castle look, the monotone look, the crowns... . i love it but its not going very fast...is it over or not yet started around here? i have no idea...
my big folkart animals.... too weird and expensive i guess....i love them...they have gotten lots of smiles but thats about it...
FURNITURE... has been hard all year.....so im going for more smalls and a little less furniture... and being pickier and cheaper on it
so THE PLOT for the rest of the year is forming....get to know the new girls better, somehow, i think this means a new color direction,, a litlle l more color , but not the dark country colors,,,amy butler???? whatever that means... build on the black trend , black words , back and white signs , all seem good... and the country get more and more up to date country in here
...go for new inventory....thats what they like ...they already have bought what they want of year old stuff..... lots of that will be in the yardsale....
our numbers are still bad....retail is good and wholesale is in the pits..... i just hope when things turn around our old customers will remember us ....the ones still in business..... its so sad...
it should be interesting...we live in a very depressed state....thats obvious...
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