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Hero’s Thrift Store
This place is very unorganized. How can anybody shop here.
• Thrift stores are flooded with messy unorganized stores.
• These stores offer a poor experience and quality
• Hard to tell the good from the from the bad
We Keep It Clean and Simple
• Our Solution: Excellent service and superior organization
• Our Mission: understand what our customers' needs and hopes are after buying from the Hero's Thrift Store.
• Vision: Organization to thrift stores
• Values: Big harts, superior service
• Strategy: Organize one item at a time
The Industry
• A shop that sells used articles, especially clothing, as to benefit a charitable organization.
• The number of private sector thrifts supervised by OTS stood at 765 with assets of $941.7 billion at the end of 2009.
• Thrift earnings showed signs of stabilizing in 2009 as the
• industry posted a profit of $505 million in the fourth quarter and essentially broke even for the year.
• Office of Thrift Supervision / 2009 Fact Book
The Market
• Today’s economy is helping the resale industry continue to grow at record rates. In fact, there are more than 25,000 consignment, resale and thrift stores in the United States.
• Society’s increasing awareness of the importance of reducing waste and recycling will influence the entire resale industry in a positive way.
• According to America’s Research Group, approximately 16 - 18% of Americans will shop at a thrift store during a given year.
The Competition
• The Goodwill- Strong customer base with strong reputable name.
• The Salvation Army- recognizable name with a great cause.
• Thrift Mart- Huge store with a verity of products.
Business Model
• Provide an organized alternative to other thrift store shoppers.
• Hero's Thrift Store will maintain our service and balance while delivering a quality product to our customers.
• We encourage our customers to help our cause and support injured firefighters and police officers.
• Provide a excellent product at a low fixed price that will beat the competition.