Goodwill stores from Numlock News

I thought this item from Numlock News was interesting.  In this household and others, getting too much stuff often gets focus and thought these days.

Goodwill

One retailer that is doing just fine despite some feeling pinched wallets is Goodwill Industries, the largest thrift store chain in the world. It beat $7 billion in revenue in 2024 across its 3,400 stores, a seven percent increase year over year. Part of the appeal is the lower prices one gets from a secondhand shop; the other is the treasure hunt style of shopping in a store that can literally contain anything, given the six billion pounds of goods Goodwill receives as intake every year. The entire secondhand business is doing swell overall: Savers Value Village, a competitor with 300 stores, saw net sales grow 16 percent in its most recent quarter, while ThredUp reported revenue was up 34 percent last quarter.

Kim Bhasin and Sophia June, The New York Times