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Goodwill Shutters Online Marketplace GoodwillFinds

Retail TouchPoints

Complicated Competitive Dynamics GoodwillFinds.com was launched in October 2022 in a bid by the 120 -year-old thrift store chain to grab a larger piece of the growing online resale market. You can also keep supporting Goodwill by shopping at your local Goodwill store.

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The rise of second-hand shopping in Australia: A cultural and economic shift

Inside Retail

Unlike conventional retail, where stock is predictable and replenished regularly, thrift stores and resale platforms offer the sense of adventure and unpredictability. It represents a self aware, fulfilling, and future-forward approach to consumption, one that aligns with the values of a new generation of shoppers.

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From Unwanted to Pre-Loved: the Branding Lessons from Poshmark and Mercari

Retail TouchPoints

What were previously unwanted and undesirable items dumped at a thrift store have become valued as pre-loved items, full of potential for their next owner. The move from buying new items to the growing popularity of secondhand clothing has presented a number of interesting branding lessons.

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Category Insights Report: Dollar Stores Redefine Themselves with Enhanced Merchandising and Mobile Apps

Retail TouchPoints

It’s almost a badge of honor to throw on a designer item with an item you found in the thrift store or a discount store. ” More frequent trips, smaller basket sizes Households do not go to dollar stores once or twice a week to spend $200 per visit. That all creates positive momentum for these retailers.”

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‘OG’ Reseller Goodwill Wants a Piece of the Online Action

Retail TouchPoints

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 OG Advantage.

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Gen Z, in Their Own Words: What They Really Want from Brands and Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

In the “Ask Me Anything” session, the majority of the panel said they relied on thrift stores, deep discounts and resale sites like Poshmark to get many of the items they were wearing on stage, especially luxury designer goods.

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35 Low Cost Retail Business Ideas

Small Biz Trends

Thrift Store. Thrift stores sell secondhand goods like furniture, clothing, and home decor at discounted prices. Online Store. Online stores can sell basically anything. You don’t even have to physically carry inventory if you have an off-site fulfillment service. Local Market.