You probably know that both consignment and thrift stores sell secondhand goods for a fraction of the price, but there are ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Mary Grauel of Lakewood has long believed that buying new -- whether it's a car or a couch -- is foolish. Why buy something right off the showroom floor when you can, with a little ...

Black Friday has grown so large that even secondhand shops now hang sale signs, turning already cheap racks into doorbuster ...

There are currently more than 25,000 resale, consignment and Not For Profit resale shops in the United States. According to forecasts from thredUP, the secondhand and resale market could reach $53 ...

As gas prices approach $4 a gallon and economic growth grinds to a standstill, many retail shops are feeling the pain. Consumers who don’t have as much disposable income are cutting back on clothing ...

The economy may be reducing the profits of countless stores throughout the country, but at area consignment and thrift shops business is booming. "While we have a regular clientele, we're seeing more ...

Trunkloads of used children's clothing and toys at thrift and resale shops could be headed for the trash heap come Feb. 10 under a law Congress passed last year to make those products safer. The law ...

An oversized nylon retro Adidas jacket sells for about $70 online. Collective Clothing on Frazier Avenue has it for $35. Some shoppers may sniff at the jacket's "used" status, but plenty of others ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Forget about the outdated notion of thrift shops as the refuge of the working poor, the down and out or the vintage fashion hipster. In these troubled times, the powerful lure of a ...

Throughout the Bay Area, shoppers looking for high-quality products at bargain prices are increasingly choosing the secondhand experience. From ThredUp, a previously online-only thrift store that has ...