Staging your merchandise is all about creating an engaging customer experience in your store, and effective merchandising entices customers to make purchases and keep coming back for more. Please join us for an in-person event where we share the best strategies and see the real-time implementation. This session discussion will be guided by Cindy Husband who is VP of Operations and Resale at Memorial Assistance Ministries and has over two decades of experience in retail management.

Refreshments and light bites will be provided.

• Topics of Discussion

  • Standardizing inventory and merchandising policies for volunteers

  • Best use of your high-value locations within the store

  • Appealing to your customers' senses

  • Staying ahead of the curve for special events and holidaysxt goes here

• Intended Audience

  • Thrift Store Managers

  • Thrift Store Staff

  • 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

  Cindy Husband serves as the VP of Operations at Memorial Assistance Ministries. With over two decades of retail management in nonprofit resale stores, Cindy's expertise as a consultant and as a coach is highly sought after by nonprofits in our region. As an active member of NARTS: The Association of Resale Professionals, Cindy fosters connections with resale professionals across the country and incorporates innovative methods to improve the success of her stores. Under her leadership, MAM's Resale Store has grown into an operation that brought in over $2 Million dollars last year.

• Registration Information

  You can register for this event following this link: Thrift Store Field Trip: Staging Your Merchandise

  Spaces are limited for this event, so please register so we may have an accurate headcount.