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Local love: Inaugural Vintage Store Day celebrating bricks-and-mortar shops to take place May 17

How the U.S.-Canada tariffs work in the vintage & secondhand market

Workshop: Join us Mar. 26 to make social media advertising work harder for your shop

Offer services as part of your vintage shop? Shout it from the rooftops

Do you talk to buyers enough about what you do as a seller?

Vintage meets modern: How consignment shop A Changing Nest meets the needs of today’s customers

How to create a press or media kit for your vintage shop

How your vintage shop’s visuals can earn customer trust

How to create vintage shop–specific brand and content pillars

Where to buy and sell vintage and pre-loved online in 2025

Art-y eras: What is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco?

10 ways to attract attention online for your resale shop or service

How to develop a brand tone for your vintage or resale shop

How to find your resale shop’s brand voice

Networking tips for vintage shop success: Workshop replay

Canada’s GST/HST tax break: What secondhand buyers & sellers need to know

Reviving Gay Fad Studios: An iconic mid-century glassware brand lives on

How to sell (and curate) style bundles

Buying vintage gifts on a budget

Stretch your holiday spend with secondhand gifts

Vintage: Get what you really, really want this holiday season with secondhand gifts

What is brand voice and what does it do for my vintage shop?

Building local partnerships: Workshop replay

Find new customers part 7: 21 ways to uncover more for your resale shop

Editorial: Secondhand clothing carries “germs”? So does all clothing — new included

Workshop: Join us Dec. 4 for time-saving tips for busy sellers who want shop owner-life balance

2024 Vintage Gift Guide: Find pre-loved gifts for everyone on your list

Shiny, sparkly things: What attracts neurodivergent people to the vintage-selling biz

Real talk: The actual costs of being a vintage seller

Workshop: Join us Nov. 12 to get advice on sustainably running your shop

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Setting SMART vintage shop goals: Workshop replay

Find new customers parts 4 and 5: How to speak to your shop's niche

A deep dive on sourcing and selling: Workshop replay

Find new customers parts 2 and 3: The vintage buyer persona

Find new customers part 1: Identifying your shop's target audience

How to use analytics to grow your resale shop

Slay your social: Our 2024 social media calendar for resellers

E-newsletter tips for resellers

Reel talk: How resellers can navigate Instagram Reels

Marketing beyond social media: promote your shop with a press release

Find new customers part 6: How to evaluate the resale market

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Mix up your materials? A handy guide to the differences between common vintage fabrics, glass and stone

The Shop Secondhand Directory is live! Here’s what you need to know

Workshop: Join us Oct. 7 to get your merchandising reviewed by The Retail Duo

Our secondhand search engine is almost here! The Shop Secondhand Directory launches Sept. 16

Workshop: Join us Sept. 24 to learn about turning your shop’s social media followers into customers

Is Poshmark still worth it? Here’s what sellers have to say

Far-away finds: How to shop for vintage while travelling

An intimate collection: Vintage lingerie from the 1920s through 1950s

Workshop: Join us August 20 for investing and financial planning as a vintage shop owner

Tools to scale your resale shop: Advice from a pro seller

Workshop: Join us July 23 for advice on boosting your shop sales with expert Nikki Rausch

The new collector’s guide to vintage Depression glass

Factory-farmed or fresh-caught: why bulk vintage is threatening our ecosystem

Workshop: Join us June 18 to learn about improving metrics for your vintage e-commerce shop

Supporting the vintage sector: Check out our new online shop!

What’s a vintage collective? How these modern retail spaces riff on the antique-mall concept

A guide to Canada’s antique malls, flea markets and vintage collectives

Workshop: Join us May 22 for Managing Your Emotional & Nervous Systems as a Seller

Editorial: What the “SHT” is secondhand tax, anyway?

Collect ’em all: Five types of vintage mid-century modern wood decor

Graceful gems: What you need to know about the Aesthetic Period of Victorian jewellery

Workshop: Join us Apr. 22 for Behind the Scenes of the Rental World for Vintage Sellers

Scaling up shop: 5 steps to set up your vintage resale business for growth

Webinar: Join us Apr. 17 for Scaling Your Vintage Shop with Systems: Bookkeeping & Budgeting

Why has vintage shopping become “expensive”? Watch our interview on TVO

Your ultimate guide to merchandising a vintage booth

Trend watch: Why mid-century modern never goes out of style

Webinar: Join us Mar. 21 for Listing for Search: Max Your E-Com Merchandising

Symbolic love: What you need to know about the Grand Period of Victorian jewellery

Past meets present: Bù Vintage Shoppe mixes local heritage with modern shopping

Rehoming vintage: What to do with inventory that isn’t moving

Webinar: Join us Feb. 26 for a Q&A on negotiating rates with The Thoughtful Co.

New year, same slander: The vilification of vintage selling is nothing new

Antique ‘romancecore’: What you need to know about the Romantic Period of Victorian jewellery

Workshop: Join us Jan. 22 for Reclaim Your Space: Inventory Organizing Tips

Editorial: If everything is expensive at the thrift store, it’s not because of resellers

A vintage wonderland: 7 classic vintage holiday decorations to make your season bright

Three tips for shopping at a thrift-by-the-pound sale

Member spotlight: Courtney Schur, Carmine & Hayworth Vintage

Workshop: Join us Dec. 5 for Simplifying Shopify: Your Vintage Shop Game Changer

Workshop: Join us Nov. 23 to learn about how to create customized graphics for your shop

What to do with your vintage items: Sell yourself or engage a reseller?

Selling at non-vintage markets: 6 ways to appeal to new customers

Workshop: Join us Oct. 16 for your 12-month vintage shop marketing plan

Three ways to merchandise your vintage shop, straight from retail experts

Behind the price tag part 2: How to offer accessible pricing as a vintage reseller

Workshop: Get your legal questions answered Oct. 20 with Trademarks & Startup Law for Resellers

Show stoppers: 7 tips on engaging market shoppers with His & Her Vintage

Behind the price tag: How to value your work as a vintage reseller

Workshop: Join us Aug. 16 for Vintage Vendor Booth Merchandising Tips & Tricks

Welcome to our revamped website! Here’s how to use it

Under the sea: Vintage mermaidcore and where to find it

Safety first: A guide to vintage product safety for buyers and sellers

Member spotlight: Kara & Dan Bowles, reDiscovered on Marsh

Workshop: Join us Jul. 19 for Be the CFO of Your Shop: Cash Flow & Financial Planning

Make it mod: The history of Swinging Sixties fashion and where to find it

Resellers, are you tired yet?

Historic site in downtown Toronto gets a new vintage-forward market

10 tips on how to turn your vintage pop-up into a permanent store

Podcast: The pros and cons of secondhand fashion feat. The Vintage Seeker

Workshop: Join us Jun. 5 for Using Pinterest to Increase Shop Conversions

Supports for the secondhand sector: Q&A with Coast Consignment, part 2

How to improve SEO for your e-commerce vintage shop

Your go-to guide on being a vintage market vendor

Workshop: Join us May 17 for Minding Your Business: A Conversation on Mental Health & Wellness

Level up your resale shop’s product photography using natural light

Workshop: Join us Apr. 24 for E-Commerce SEO for Sellers

Workshop: Join us Mar. 31 for Product Photography Using Natural Light

‘Small but mighty’: French Toast Vintage builds multi-market brand capital

Webinar: Join us Mar. 28 for Tax Help for Small Businesses with the CRA

Good reputation: Branding your vintage business

A safe space: How SDV Vintage aims for gender, size and price inclusivity

Team effort: How a group of vintage sellers in Hamilton, Ont. work together to promote local shops

Selling on social: Four tips to create a sustainable social media plan

Vintage sellers: Research participants wanted by Feb. 17

Workshop: How vintage sellers can create a sustainable social media plan

Stoxx Vintage challenges fast fashion with move into B.C.’s biggest mall

Atomic appeal: Good as Old shines social spotlight on mid-century modern furniture and decor

Tips on renting and merchandising an antique mall booth

Do vintage shop owners need their own website? Things to consider

3 bookkeeping tips for vintage resellers

A rise in vintage markets is helping to shape the resale industry

Toronto antique market returns Nov. 26 with sold-out show; move ‘right decision’ says owner

Vintage markets: 8 things I learned as a newbie vendor

Resellers: Get your tax and insurance questions answered

Korean company to acquire secondhand marketplace Poshmark

10 things we learned about opening a vintage storefront

Podcast: MXMLST interviews The Vintage Seeker on the state of the secondhand fashion industry

Introducing our new community for vintage sellers

Toronto’s popular Sunday Antique Market to restart in neighbouring Mississauga

Creating change: Vintage shop Dodo Bazaar evolves into sustainable brand

Going to a vintage market? Our top tips for sellers and shoppers

Wearable art: Papa Love Vintage & Illusive Artworks partner on Pride-themed clothing collection

No place like home: Emerald City Vintage finds community in colourful kitsch

Southern charm: Vintage Pasture Sale returns to Langley, B.C. on Aug. 6

Thrifting for everyone: Q&A with Jean-François Couture of Le Petit Couture

Sellers react to Poshmark Canada’s new shipping options

Editorial: ‘Reseller’ is not a bad word

Montreal vintage shop Bien Beau launches new website

Toronto’s Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence holds final event

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