Besides the obvious of choosing and curating items for your market, demographic, and budget- my client was having an issue with staying on top of net 30 and net 60 payments to vendors, since their retail/boutique space was very quaint, not visible to the public, and definitely not marketed properly to sustain consistent sales of that magnitude, that quickly. Having upset vendors, out of season items, and overpriced finds from random places, I am [currently] helping them curate a community platform to local designers and artists that is a seamless win! Coming from a place of partnership- I am probing the vendors to create a 'shop now' QR Code for the customers to shop and pay online, with the samples on display in-store. Once the consumer shows the merchant "proof of purchase," the front desk person will go in the back, and hand the shopper the item they purchased. The vendor will share a monthly report with the store management and pay out a monthly commission split. This allows the consignment/boutique/designer to get paid right away- with immediate access to cash flow; for the store to [now] receive profit, instead of dealing with PO's, invoices, invoice/loss, etc, plus it repairs any impression of not being able to pay on-time, PLUS gain a name in the community that you support local artists/designers. A healthy, win-win solution for today's type of shopper! If you want to be even more EXTRA (in a good way), add a small display with designer info, vision, social media info to tag them, and watch the collabs and brand awareness, help everyone- you'll even start to receive inquiries from other similar wholesalers and designers who want to submit their items to your store.