Running a thrift store requires more effort than an everyday retail clothing location. In addition to a clothing store's management needs, you also need to decide on your company's tax status, find ...

Trips to Big Lots might be a little sweeter from now on. As of Monday, the discount retailer has become the official Hostess Thrift Outlet, stocking Twinkies, Hostess CupCakes, Zingers and Fruit Pies.

My wife and I spent most of last summer moving, so we donated stuff we had accumulated over 19 years — everything from coffee mugs to power tools — to a thrift shop called the Opportunity Shop of St.

The federal regulator who oversaw the seizure of IndyMac Federal Bank has been demoted after a government inquiry found he allowed the Pasadena, Calif.-based thrift to backdate a transaction to help ...