Tools of the Trade for Thrift Stores In order to maximize salvage revenue, a thrift store needs to have the best equipment for packaging and storing salvage product for a full 53’ trailer or 40’ HC container load. The following is a list of the required tools that can’t be missed in any warehouse: Baling […]
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Creative Ideas To Expand Your Thrift donation We all know that donation volumes and frequency will drop with colder weather and holiday consumerism. Resourcefulness is key to finding ways to expand your donation base. Here are a few ideas: Hold holiday or post-holiday clothing drives at your store or at your charity offices. Contact other
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This week marks the 5 year anniversary of Scott Nowlan, Vice President at Bank & Vogue. We are all pleased to celebrate this milestone with him and look forward to the next 5 years! Scott had this to say about his 5 years at Bank & Vogue ; “I am proud of my time here working
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Scott was visiting clients in Montreal and wanted to share information with you about products available from a new non-profit seller that we are excited to start working with. This seller has a great selection of Kitchenware. They separate dishes, cutlery, pots, pans and glassware from the Bric brac that they collect. Scott referred
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Jose and Alice attended the SVDP Hope in Action National Assembly. They had a great time connecting with SVDP supporters and also did a Beyond Retro Label Giveaway! Jose was particularly impressed with the hotel’s beautiful architecture. They also visited with sellers and customers in Georgia to discuss wholesale used clothing and household goods
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The first training session we participated in focused on mutually beneficial.
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Our V.P. Scott recently returned from the annual Secondary Materials andRecycled Textiles (SMART) conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Bank & Vogue have been members for several years and our participation is important to our team and business. Since 1932 SMART (www.smartasn.org) has been the voice of our industry providing advocacy and education for industry members. Besides escaping
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Recently Scott, our VP and Lawrence our multi-lingual Logistics/SalesCoordinator took a trip to Miami to meet with Customers, Sellersand Freight -forwarding Partners. Their first stop was a large warehouse which sells major department store overstock, liquidations, closeouts and returns. This is a great opportunity to buy ‘new’ goods with favorite brand names for a discounted
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Bank & Vogue’s Used Clothing Drive Program was created to give organizations the opportunity to raise funds while recycling textiles and raising awareness about the environmental impact of textiles in landfills. In an effort to increase the reach and effectiveness of the Used Clothing Drive Program we have partnered with The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) and 23 other
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Current levels of clothing and textile recycling has among the highest levels of impact on reducing greenhouse gasses according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In its report entitled: Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2011*, the EPA states clothing recycling today has an equivalent impact
