Monday, February 16, 2009 – Ann Arbor News – Although he sells gently used kids’ clothing, Taylor Bond’s background before he bought the Children’s Orchard chain of resale shops had little to do with children.
Bond, 47, sold pizza with Domino’s, worked for a company called Computer Renaissance and did consulting. The common thread was franchising: Bond – who has a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Michigan – was a franchisee and franchisor
Continue reading: Franchising Provides Motivation for Owners of Resale Shops
Ann Arbor, Mich. July 23, 2008 – In response to increased consumer demand in a “spending conscious” economy, Children’s Orchard, the nation’s first franchised chain of upscale-resale, children’s boutiques, announced today that it has doubled the size of its flagship store in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To mark the occasion, the national franchisor will host a celebration on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the newly expanded 3,600 square foot facility, located in the Colonnade Shopping Center
Continue reading: Ann Arbor Children’s Orchard Doubles in Size. Celebrates Grand Reopening.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The economic slump, skyrocketing gas and grocery prices and consumers’ increasing anxieties about unprecedented environmental issues have fueled increased traffic and spending at Children’s Orchard, a growing franchise of children’s
Boom times for ‘gently used’ clothes
One retail chain that sells used children’s apparel and toys is seeing big sales and traffic increases, even in high-income neighborhoods.
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writer
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