I Vend

APRIL 22, 2024

Thrift shopping continues to grow in popularity, particularly with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. For retailers, thrift stores have become part of the ‘mainstream’, managed with many of the key disciplines of ‘regular’ retail. But thrift retail also has its own unique characteristics and store performance indicators.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Once largely associated with lower-income households, dollar stores are now becoming retail staples even for more affluent households, inspiring retailers in these categories to invest more heavily in marketing, merchandising and technology innovation that will help them differentiate. That all creates positive momentum for these retailers.”

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Independent Retailer

JULY 27, 2022

75 percent of shoppers say their top priority is getting the best price, with 77 percent planning to utilize sales tax-free periods in their state. (70%) 70%) plan to spend less on non-essential purchases as well as hunt for deals and compare prices more than they typically would. Other shoppers are using coupons and rewards.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Like the launch of seasonal items like pumpkin-spice lattes , retailers and consumers alike are celebrating festive holidays like Christmas and Halloween earlier every year. While it seems that consumers are already preparing themselves for the Halloween season, studies show that their wallets aren’t as ready. per cent), decor (31.85

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2021

Consumers bought less clothing during the pandemic, that we know for sure, but we also saw that many people tried secondhand for the first time ,” said Karen Clark, VP of Marketing Communications at ThredUP in an interview with Retail TouchPoint s. consumers in the next 10 years, fast fashion’s portion will remain roughly flat.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Goodwill is the OG of thrift stores,” said Matthew Kaness, a retail OG in his own right, who recently joined as CEO of GoodwillFinds.com. With the scale of the of the operation — $4 to $5 billion a year, mostly store-based — it feels like the giant has woken up and is now looking to take its rightful place. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2021

More than Just a Thrift Store. When most of us hear Goodwill we think of the thrift shop, but the nonprofit’s retail operation is only a means to its larger end. It also helps that resale is gaining cachet , particularly among younger consumers. “We’re The rest, as they say, is history.

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