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How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and its Environmental Impact

Retail TouchPoints

Nestled in a back parking lot of the industrial waterfront that lines Brooklyns Gowanus Canal is an absolutely fantastic thrift store of the old school a sprawling warehouse filled to the brim with used goods organized in a somewhat jumbled manner by general category. And thats where Thriftly comes in.

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6 POS Software Performance Metric Thrift Stores Must Track

I Vend

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 Management Software – The Complete Guide for 2025

I Vend

You know that its more than simply a point of sale, and that it offers a comprehensive platform for managing the entire retail operation. Thrift stores handle non-standard inventory and offer discounts based on weekly stock rotation.

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From disjointed to seamless: How connected retail enhances operational efficiency

I Vend

Connected retail systems give retailers a real-time view of stock, automatically updated through connection with the point of sale system. Automated reordering eliminates stock-outs, and the associated lost sales. One of the best examples of this is in inventory management.