consignment shop

Secondhand goods retailer

A consignment shop is a retail store that sells secondhand goods on behalf of their owners, splitting the proceeds when items sell.

Unlike thrift stores, which accept donations, consignment shops return a portion of the sale price to the original owner: She took her designer handbags to a consignment shop when she needed extra cash.

Opposites
merchandise condition

consignment shopretail store

Commercial sales establishment

department store · flagship store · new · big-box store · authorized dealer

business model

consignment shopwholesale buyer

Purchases in bulk quantities

price positioning and accessibility

consignment shopdesigner store

Retailer of premium brands

Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · Nordstrom · Tiffany & Co.

Family

shop, consign, consignment, consigned, consignee, consigning, consigns, consigner

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G