Donations, donations, donations! In non-profit resale stores, it's so easy for a mole hill of donations to turn into a mountain. J.R. Slack, Founder and Owner of SMCo Thrift leads this session as we discuss best practices for transforming your mountain of inventory into revenue and tips to shorten the time it takes for inventory to reach the sales floor.

• Topics of Discussion

  • Prioritizing timely product turnover and rotating inventory regularly

  • Streamlining a donation sorting process

  • Offering promotions and bundled products

  • Performing regular inventory audits

• Intended Audience

  • Thrift Store Managers

  • Thrift Store Staff

  • Key Thrift Store Volunteers

  • CEOs/Executive Leadership

  Participation is free for ACAM Network Partner organizations and 2025 All-Access Pass holders. For all other attendees, the cost to participate is $35.

• About the Presenter

  J.R. Slack is the Founder and Owner of SMCo Thrift LLC., a company that is focused on helping non-profit organizations create and grow profitable thrift stores. With over 47 stores currently under management, and over 200 stores in their network, SMCo Thrift has created solutions that are proven to increase profitability at any stage of the process from startup to multiple stores. It is SMCo Thrift's goal to see a community of successful thrift store operators feed into a network that will create industry standards for independent thrift stores.

• Registration Information

  You can register for this session by clicking this link: Managing Overflow Stock Before It Manages You