Business owners of stores like Great Estates and Echoes and Accents said the secret to their success has been catering to wealthy consumers who are trying to maintain their rich tastes with luxury finds at consignment thrift shops.
Consignment is a kind of secondhand store where individual sellers, or consignors, allow a store to sell their items for them and divvy up the profits between both parties.
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Who Cares! - 2008-09-09 04:34:23
Oh my goodness, those with expensive tastes have to go to consignment shops to get their fix of fancy stuff in these economic times!! Who cares!!!!
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