On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> I didn't know chains existed in thrift stores. GoodWill and the
> Salvation Army is about it around here. There is one more place, but
> I'm not sure if it still exists.
The big ones in Californa (at least here in the SF/SiVa area) are Thrift
Town and Thrift Center. I believe the chain I frequented in Raleigh was
also a Thrift Center, leading me to believe they are a nationwide
franchise.
>From what I understand, in order to run a charitable thrift store, you
only have to guarantee that 1% of your profits are going to a charity. So
it may well be that someone saw the potential, ran the numbers, and saw
dollar signs.
> I don't think Goodwill counts as a chain does it? It is run
> regionally it seems, and each region is quite different, I think.
Not in the sense I'm thinking. They're a charity. They make money to
help people. Thrift Town is in it for the profit.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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