catalogs the items and uploads their photos to the site. Items can then be tracked online by those who consign them. Sopher said an item is placed on the site for 90 days before being discounted 50 percent. The price would then be discounted again for an end-of-season clearance sale. Any items remaining after that are donated to a local charity. Any profits from clothing sold are split 50-50. For Sopher, Dashing Bee might be a lot of work, but it’s the perfect business while she has young children. Working out of her home allows her to schedule work hours around her kids, and updating the website can be done at any hour. Sopher said her setup is much like many other traditional Jewish home businesses of prior generations that are well-known in the Baltimore area. “I remember picking out my bat mitzvah invitation from a lady who had stacks and stacks of samples in the basement of her house,” Sopher said. “Her business worked mainly through word of mouth. anks to the Internet, Dashing Bee is like the 21st century version of those businesses.” JT
According to a 2007 Nielson study, clothing and accessories were the second most popular item purchased online. According to the study, 36 percent of online shoppers around the world purchased clothing and/or accessories in a three-month time period. And according to a 2008 survey, more than 85 percent of the world’s online population has used the Internet to make a purchase — increasing the market for online shopping by 40 percent since 2006. Worldwide, more than half of Internet users make at least one purchase online per month, according to Nielsen.
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