26: The Differences Between Thrift and Consignment With Gerri of Gerri’s Closet
“Shop secondhand first.”
Gerri is the owner of Gerri’s Closet, a women’s consignment boutique in the city of Green, Ohio (located between Akron and Canton). She has been recycling fashions for 24 years. Not only is there 3,800 sq.ft. of name-brand clothing, shoes, and bags, but Gerri’s store is always full of new jewelry, scarves, home items, boutique clothing, and gift items too. She is a long-time member and past board member of The National Association of Resale and Thrift and of her local organization, the Northeast Ohio Resale Association. Gerri loves watching this industry grow and evolve.
Visit her website at www.gerricloset.com
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:
- How thrift and consignment differ and how Gerri collects items for her store.
- How she pays her consignment sourcers for goods.
- How she “cherry picks” some of the amazing name-brand items she carries in her store.
- Staying ahead of seasonal fashion.
- Her Saturday Strolls on Instagram.
- Embracing sustainability and the secondhand movement.
- Her role as a personal shopper for some of her customers.
- How the business has changed over the years.
