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Fiddle & Find: How AI Item Entry Helped a Boutique Children's Consignment Shop Scale

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...
May 21, 2026

Manchester Craft Market: Growing a Vendor Mall With SimpleConsign

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...
May 08, 2026

Too Busy to Slow Down: How Fianna Hills Consignment Boutique Found a System That Keeps Up

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...
May 06, 2026

How AI-Automated Item Entry Transformed The Closet Trading Co.

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,...
April 28, 2026

Main Street Antiques' Only Regret: Not Switching to SimpleConsign Sooner

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...
April 28, 2026

From ConsignPro to SimpleConsign: Sundown Ski Patrol's Story

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...
April 20, 2026

How a First-Time Shop Owner Built a Thriving Consignment Store With SimpleConsign

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.
December 12, 2025

How Miss Lilly’s Trading Post is Revitalizing a Small Town with SimpleConsign

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.
August 27, 2025

From Burnout to Boutique Store Owner: Brooke's Success Story

Overview Brooke Flora spent a decade as a nurse and when COVID hit, the burnout hit—so she bravely stepped back from nursing, searching for a way to reboot her life and start something new.
July 17, 2025

Breathing New Life into a Small Town Treasure

Overview Kristin Newman didn’t set out to open a store, but when she saw a neglected building in her beloved hometown, she felt called to restore it. “I wasn’t actively looking, and honestly didn’t even want to open a store at the time. But when I saw this old, run-down building for sale that most people would have torn down and built new, I took it as a challenge and a calling to buy it and make it into something great.” Her love for small towns and unique shops began early. “My grandmother...
April 08, 2025