Thrifty Business: Conversations in Thrift Retail

Kyle Peyton and BJ Breish discuss how data can help you grow your resale business and help fund your organization's mission.  Digging into the data grave BJ the insight he needed to make strategic choices about what, how, and where to sell more donations. BJ talks about how rising housing costs in Bucks County Pennsylvania helped him expand the strategy for helping with building and improving homes with their ReStore program to help offset the costs of housing. -- SPECIAL PROMOTION -- For listeners of this podcast, Thriftcart is offering 50% off your startup costs.  ► Visit https://get.thriftcart.com/podcast to schedule a demo and redeem this offer. -- EPISODE PAGE -- For a transcript, episode summary, and highlights, visit:  ► https://thriftcart.com/interviews/say-yes-to-new-opportunities-with-bj-breish/

TJ Bandiera of Wake County Restores talks with Kyle Payton to discuss the behind the scenes workings of running a Habitat for Humanity Restore. TJ’s experience managing restores and lately analyzing sales data has given him great insight into how to maximize sales. They talk about what categories of product to focus on, how to standardize pricing, and getting the most foot-by-foot in a thrift store. -- SPECIAL PROMOTION -- For listeners of this podcast, Thriftcart is offering 50% off your startup costs.  ► Visit https://get.thriftcart.com/podcast to schedule a demo and redeem this offer. -- EPISODE PAGE -- For a transcript, episode summary, and highlights, visit:  ► https://thriftcart.com/interviews/tj-bandiera-triangle-restores-making-data-driven-decisions/

Kyle Payton and Craig Pedersen of Hope Gospel Mission talk about the vital role running a thrift business can do to help support an extended rescue mission. They discuss how keeping an eye on sales reports will give thrift store operators insight into how they can realize substantial profit growth. In addition Craig shares how Hope Gospel Missions attention to customer relationships has allowed them to better understand what stock is important to keep fresh. They also have a better understanding of how to optimize when to rotate merchandise. -- SPECIAL PROMOTION -- For listeners of this podcast, Thriftcart is offering 50% off your startup costs.  ► Visit https://get.thriftcart.com/podcast to schedule a demo and redeem this offer. -- EPISODE PAGE -- For a transcript, episode summary, and highlights, visit:  ► https://thriftcart.com/craig-pedersen-hope-gospel-mission-run-your-thrift-store-like-a-business/

Are you a thrift store owner looking to take your business to the next level? In the Thrifty Business podcast, we have conversations with thrift retailers from across the country about the challenges they face and what solutions they’ve found to overcome those challenges.  We’ll talk about best practices for running your thrift business including, how to streamline your donations process, how to manage constantly changing  inventory, choosing and implementing a pricing and discount strategy, and how to get customers in the door. You’ll walk away with new ideas from other retailers in the industry that can help you run your business. You won’t want to miss it. Subscribe today to stay up to date on new episodes.