Catholic Charities to reopen one of its thrift stores
I'm not one of those journalists who gets a lot of scoops. Too much navel gazing. But I have a little one today.
A few months ago, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada closed its two thrift stores, one on the northeast corner of East Tropicana Avenue and Pecos Road and the other on Rancho Drive north of Vegas Drive. Sharon Mann, community relations director, said the agency was working on its budget for the new fiscal year and, confronted with the economic downturn, didn't think it could afford to keep them operating.
But Catholic Charities recently decided it will reopen its Rancho Drive store. The building has been refurbished a bit and a new manager has been hired. The store will be back in business Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Mann notes that the Rancho Drive store "is needed in the area for a lot of people." By contrast, the East Tropicana store had to compete with thrift industry juggernaut Goodwill, which has a big store right across the street.
The Rancho store will focus on furniture, clothes and household goods, Mann said, but of course will carry a range of other items as well. It will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week.
