{
 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Resale store pricing and layout planner",
 "summary": "Plan resale store pricing and layout. Share your item grades and sales records. Get price bands, a markdown calendar and floor zones.",
 "headline": "Resale store pricing and layout planner",
 "subhead": "Share your donated goods, condition grades, sales records, and shop layout. It checks category prices, slow stock, and display choices. You get price bands, premium-item rules, a markdown calendar, floor zones, and seasonal changes to review with your store team.",
 "job": {
  "id": "set-prices",
  "name": "Set your prices"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "high",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-28",
 "first_published": "2026-10-25",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  },
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  },
  {
   "type": "spreadsheet",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Spreadsheet",
   "what": "a spreadsheet with its data, formulas and charts"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Your item categories and condition grades",
  "Counts of items by grade (optional)",
  "Your sales records for the last 30, 60 and 90 days (optional)",
  "A sketch of your shop floor and display space",
  "Prices from other local resale shops (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "A price-band table with category, condition grade, price range and a premium flag",
  "Rules for which items go in the boutique section",
  "A markdown calendar with tag colors, week thresholds and markdown percents",
  "A floor plan with category zones and where the boutique sits",
  "A seasonal rotation calendar",
  "A monthly sell-through check for each category"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You need to price donated goods the same way on every shift.",
  "Old stock is piling up and crowding your shop floor.",
  "Your floor feels cluttered and you want a clearer layout.",
  "A season is coming and you want to plan the changeover early."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You want to list high-value items for online auction: use the Donated goods online resale planner, or check recent sold listings by hand.",
  "You need help grading new donations before they reach pricing: grade them first with the Donated goods intake planner or your intake team, then come back here.",
  "You need till setup, cash handling or theft prevention: use the Resale store daily procedure planner, or ask your store operations lead or your point-of-sale provider."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "Your item categories and condition grades",
   "Your 30, 60 and 90 day sales records (optional)",
   "Your sketch of the shop floor",
   "Prices from other local resale shops (optional)"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
   "Condition grades from your donation intake team, if you already grade items"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Category price-band matrix",
    "contains": "A price or narrow range for each category and subcategory, so every shift prices the same way."
   },
   {
    "name": "Boutique-tier criteria and pricing guide",
    "contains": "Rules for brands, like-new condition and vintage signs that move an item to the premium section."
   },
   {
    "name": "Color-tag and markdown calendar",
    "contains": "Tag colors by intake week, with the week and markdown percent when each tag drops in price."
   },
   {
    "name": "Floor plan",
    "contains": "Category zones, sightlines from the door, checkout impulse spots and where the boutique section sits."
   },
   {
    "name": "Seasonal rotation calendar",
    "contains": "When to swap seasonal stock onto the floor and how to stage the change in backstock."
   },
   {
    "name": "Sell-through by category report",
    "contains": "The share of stock that sold in each time window, to show which categories need a price or space change."
   }
  ]
 },
 "how_to_use": [
  "Gather your category list, grade counts, sales records and a floor sketch.",
  "Open Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini. Paste the skill text, then paste or upload your records. No code or paid tool is needed.",
  "Ask for the price-band table first. Check each range against what you really charge and what nearby shops charge.",
  "Ask for the markdown calendar, floor zones and seasonal plan next.",
  "Treat every price band and markdown percent as a draft. Set them from your own sold records and what nearby shops charge, and review the plan with your store team before you change any price tags.",
  "Repeat the sell-through check each month and adjust bands or space."
 ],
 "checks": [],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Resale store daily procedure planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-daily-procedure-planner",
   "why": "Resale store daily procedure planner"
  },
  {
   "name": "Donated goods online resale planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner",
   "why": "Donated goods online resale planner"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
  "repo": "sector-skills/nonprofit-skills",
  "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/retail-operations/nonprofit-retail-pricing-merchandising",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "nonprofit-retail-pricing-merchandising",
  "commit": "7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "nonprofit-retail-pricing-merchandising skill",
   "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
   "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/retail-operations/nonprofit-retail-pricing-merchandising",
   "used": "Copied under the MIT licence. We gave it a plain name. We added Before you start and After this sections that link to other AI Blocks steps."
  },
  {
   "title": "Original author",
   "by": "Brendon Connelly",
   "url": "https://brendonconnelly.com",
   "used": "Wrote the skill; Nonprofit Skills shared it in their collection."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/resale-store-pricing-and-layout-planner",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}