Success stories

When Michelle Martin, owner of Arrow + Bow, a children's consignment boutique in Lakeland, Florida, planned a two-day strategy retreat with her friend Kathie, who runs The Beloved Resale Boutique in a neighboring town, she wanted something educational they could work through together. She found it in The Academy, SimpleConsign’s business and software program, free to all customers, and it quickly became the backbone of their weekend. Meet the Owner of Arrow + Bow Michelle Martin spent 11 and a...

About Paradise Vintage Market Beth Cooper Meyer has been in the antique business for most of her life. As a kid in Topeka, Kansas, she watched her mother buy furniture at auctions, refinish it, and resell it. At 18 she ran a small flea market business in Oklahoma, and later kept a booth in an antique mall in Arkansas. When she moved to Southwest Florida, she found a very different market. Many people relocating there had already sold off their Victorian and plantation-style furniture, and...

About Fiddle & Find Caitlin Shannon didn't come from retail. She spent her career as a pediatric and labor and delivery nurse before a chance conversation at a kids' consignment shop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire changed everything. The owners offered to franchise their store, and while Caitlin ultimately decided to go independent, that conversation planted a seed — and less than two years later, Fiddle & Find was open.The shop carries children's clothing, toys, books, maternity and nursing...

About Manchester Craft Market Manchester Craft Market has been championing local makers since 2016. What began as a weekend popup at a Manchester, NH mall quickly grew into something the community didn't know it needed — a permanent space where local artists and craftspeople could sell their work without running their own shop. The concept is simple: vendors focus on making, Manchester Craft Market handles the rest. Today, it looks like a thriving vendor mall with a team of 12, and 307+ active...

About Fianna Hills Consignment Boutique Some businesses are built on spreadsheets and projections. Fianna Hills Consignment Boutique was built on a mother-daughter dream. When the owner, Sheryl Carter, and her mother decided to take the leap in 2003, they didn't have a playbook, just a shared love of consignment and a genuine knack for connecting with people. They started small. A little hole-in-the-wall space, a lot of patience, and two people who believed that great customer service could...

About The Closet Trading Company The Closet Trading Co. began in 2003 as a college side hustle and grew into one of Southern California's most beloved women's resale boutiques. In 2003, founder Johanna Zlenko took over a small Santa Barbara boutique, planting the seeds for what would become The Closet Trading Co. When the 2008 recession hit, Johanna leaned in rather than pulling back, opening a second location and turning what had begun as a college side hustle into a full-time career. Today,...

About Main Street Antiques on Harrison Main Street Antiques on Harrison is a 16,000 square-foot antique and vintage shop in Florida, approaching its 11th year in business. The store was founded by Liane Harding, a paramedic of 30 years who spent her off-hours hunting yard sales and wandering antique malls as a way to decompress. What started as a personal collection, grew into one of the region's larger antique retail operations. Liane's passion for the business goes beyond the merchandise. A...

About the store Sundown Ski Patrol is a nonprofit organization that runs one of the longest-running ski swaps on the East Coast, a tradition spanning over 30 years. Once a year, in the first weekend of November, the patrol transforms a ski lodge into a fully operational consignment store. Inventory comes from two sources: roughly 8 local ski shops contributing 2,500–3,000 items, and 300–400 public consignor families bringing in approximately 1,000 more. All ~4,000 items are loaded and tagged in...

Overview Running a consignment store is an enormous undertaking—especially for a first-time shop owner. For Emily Bostian, owner of Jolliffe’s, the journey into retail wasn’t planned. But with community support, a well-timed opportunity, and the right technology, Jolliffe’s has quickly grown into a beloved consignment destination in Beaverton, Oregon.

Overview In the heart of Suffolk, Virginia, sits a 1910 brick building with a new lease on life. Once part of a bustling suburb that faded when a highway expansion diverted traffic, the building now houses Miss Lilly’s Trading Post LLC — a consignment shop and market bringing both charm and commerce back to the community.