New twist on resale concept

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Owners (left) Kathy Canada, Mark Canada and Jami Potter (Photo by Ann Craig-Cinnamon)
Owners (left) Kathy Canada, Mark Canada and Jami Potter (Photo by Ann Craig-Cinnamon)

By Ann Craig-Cinnamon

There’s a new place for women to shop for designer clothes and accessories in Fishers.  The 99th Clothes Mentor in the nation opened on March 10 at 11670 Commercial Drive across from Super Target making it the only one in the Central Indiana area.  Clothes Mentor brings a novel approach to consignment shops.  Instead of taking clothing in and being paid a percentage when they sell, Clothes Mentor buys the used clothing and pays cash on the spot.

Clothes Mentor buys and resells better brand name, gently-used, items that are still in-style and in good condition.  The amount they pay is based on the brand name, the condition, the style and the current demand for that particular item.  They are looking for all type of clothing, including maternity wear, purses, shoes, and jewelry from such brands as Tommy Hilfiger, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Coldwater Creek and many others in sizes 0 to 26.

Fishers franchisee Mark Canada says his store was empty when they started purchasing clothing on January 23rd.  By the grand opening less than 6 weeks later, the store was jammed with $78,000 worth of merchandise all purchased locally from women ready to sell clothes they no longer wanted.  He says they will continue to buy because without new products the concept doesn’t work.  “Every time she comes in, it’s a brand new shopping experience,” says Canada.  He says women in Fishers are excited about the store.  “Women are responding.  It has been bedlam here today,” he said on the first day of business.  He said that women had been coming in the store for weeks before it opened, wanting to start shopping and on the first day, they were lined up outside for an hour before the store was schedule to open.  As an example of the savings, Canada pointed out Coach-brand purses that sell for hundreds of dollars new, that he had in his store for just $40.

Canada says he chose Fishers for the location of the first Clothes Mentor store in Central Indiana because he just sensed that that is where it belonged.  You can get more information at www.clothesmentor.com/fishers.

Clothes Mentor

Address: 11670 Commercial Dr

Phone: 317-288-8028

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Saturday 10-8
Sunday 12-6

E-mail: [email protected]


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