The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Opens New Thrift Store, Announces Plans for More

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (svdpomaha.com) recently opened its newest thrift store in Omaha at 5505 N. 90th St. Also in the works are a few other stores in the surrounding areas, such as Elkhorn, Bennington, Papillion, Central Omaha, and South-Central Omaha. The non-profit plans to not only change the location of their thrift stores, but the model of their business operations in 2019 and in upcoming years. In addition to donated items—clothes, jewelry, furniture, etc.—the shop will open up to stocked merchandise such as basic hygiene and sanitary items. The thrift store plans to seek out these items from surplus stores and manufacturers and resell the items with a minimal markup. Another aspect of the new operations model is for the stores to have their own individual warehouses, as opposed to their previous single centralized warehouse. St. Vincent even plans to start an appliance repair training program for their employees to learn how to fix donated appliances, therefore helping them acquire skills and to generate revenue for the store.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Omaha serves individuals and families in need through the Metro area. The store is open Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., and Sunday, noon–5 p.m. For more information, visit website svdpomaha.com.