The Business of Giving | Charity retailers expand in a sagging economy | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog

The Business of Giving | Charity retailers expand in a sagging economy | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog: "One segment of the retail world bucking the trend of declining sales is thrift stores. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is opening its seventh thrift store in King County today to coincide with Earth Day. The 16,000-square-foot store in Kent replaces a former carpet business that sold the building in November."