Banding together: The Thrift Stores of Volusia County
July 14, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw
One woman has started a “thrift store alliance”… which looks like it could be attracting consignment and resale shops as well… in a Florida county.
Watch the news reel.
Gather some ideas that you may want to try in your marketplace from their Facebook Page which has over 14,000 followers.
Does your area have an alliance of shops? If so, tell us in the comments what your group does and how it helps your shop and the resale industry!
Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News | Tagged competition, profit, resale shopkeeping, Thrift | 2 Comments
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 
I started one here in Syracuse NY- my name is Kelly and I own Wear it Again Kids & Family too! Consignment/Resale. I created Syracuse Area Consignment Connection- we have brochures with all the consignment stores in the area in it and we all have some that we hand out in our stores. It is something that I think benefits all of us. I have had people ask me why I would want to advertise another shop. And my answer is why not? We all sell different things, we all want to succeed, why not help each other out? It comes from the movie Miracle on 34th street, when Santa sent one of Macy’s customers to Gimbles because Macy’s didn’t have what they were looking for. I truly believe we should all work together for the greater good.
What a fantastic idea! And Curb Alert is a great way to keep things out of landfills. This is the first time I’ve ever heard about August 17th being National Thrift Shopping Day. Three great new ideas in one of Kate’s posts!