Uptown Cheapskate

🚀 2025 was our best year yet! ✅ Strong same-store sales growth at existing stores ✅ Incredible momentum at new stores ✅ Several meaningful enhancements to franchisee training & support To our franchisees across the country - thank you for your dedication to delivering a customer experience unlike anything else in thrift. To the team at BaseCamp Franchising - thank you for your tireless commitment to innovation and franchisee success. We can't wait to see what you'll roll out in 2026! 📍 Want to see how Uptown is reimaging the future of retail? Stop by one of our 160+ stores nationwide. 💰 Interested in exploring franchise opportunities with Uptown? Check out our website and reach out to our team today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gs4fRX4X

🎉 Uptown Cheapskate Named to the Franchise Top 400! We’re proud to share that Uptown Cheapskate has been recognized on the Franchise Times Top 400 list! 💥 With 150+ stores open and 50+ more on the way, we’re continuing to reinvent the thrift experience with tech-forward operations, boutique-style shopping, and unbeatable value. More than anything else, this recognition goes to our franchise community nationwide - thank you for continuing to lead the way in smart, stylish, and sustainable shopping! #UptownCheapskate #FranchiseTimes #Franchise400

Great piece from Authority Magazine on how Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid are well positioned to continue to thrive in uncertain times. What are five things that leaders can do to turn uncertainty into opportunity? ✅ Be very clear about your mission and your priorities ✅ Over-communicate ✅ Invest in technology ✅ Stay close to the front lines ✅ Stay nimble and experiment to create optionality

We had a great time sitting down with Lance G. and the Eye on Franchising podcast. Definitely worth checking out the podcast and learning more about how Uptown Cheapskate is turning thrift on its head and is positioned for continued momentum in the franchise ecosystem. What was the "aha moment" when our CEOs, Tyler Gordon and Zach Gordon, realized that they founds something special with Uptown? There's that and so much more! 👏👏👏 https://lnkd.in/g6EE7g7z

We’re on a mission to make resale mainstream - and others are taking notice. Thank you to FranchiseWire for featuring Uptown Cheapskate and our fresh and upscale approach to thrifting. With a rapidly growing network of dedicated franchisees nationwide, we feel we're only getting started! #FranchiseWire #Franchising #ResaleReimagined #SustainableRetail

Want a sneak peek into what it’s like to own and operate a Kid to Kid or Uptown Cheapskate? For Shannon Unger, there is really no divide between family and business. Since opening her first Kid to Kid store in 2006, Shannon and three of her children – Tess, Isabelle, and Halle – have worked together for nearly two decades to grow what is now a platform of five Kid to Kid and Uptown stores across the state or Georgia. 📍 Kid to Kid Evans, GA 📍 Kid to Kid Augusta, GA 📍 Uptown Cheapskate Evans, GA 📍 Uptown Cheapskate Augusta, GA 📍 Uptown Cheapskate Athens, GA The devotion that Shannon has shown to both her business and her family is something to behold. We feel privileged to have the entire Unger family as our partners. Thank you to Grace Burnett for highlighting their remarkable success story! https://lnkd.in/dUEgWtva

One of our co-CEOs, Tyler Gordon, recently sat down with Franchise Chatter to discuss how Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid are transforming the thrift industry. What were the three words that Tyler used to describe Uptown and Kid to Kid? 🤔 Value 💰. Innovation 📈. Sustainability ♻️. While customers flock to our stores for a wide range of reasons, our ability to offer unbeatable prices is surely at the top of most people’s lists. From there, whether it relates to the customer experience in our stores or the systems that power our backend operations, we are relentlessly focused on innovation. Finally, we have sustainability at our core, helping recycle tens of millions of items every year and delivering a positive impact that will scale as we continue to grow. #UptownCheapskate #KidtoKid #Franchise #Thrift #ResaleReimagined https://lnkd.in/gX-q85cE