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Goodwill Thrift Shops Get a Glamour Makeover

The Wall Street Journal

November 26, 2025

Goodwill, long known for its dingy thrift stores with dark, crammed aisles and overflowing bins, is getting more glamorous.

- BY KATE KING

Founded by a Methodist minister in 1902, Goodwill uses its profit to fund services, such as job training and placement.

MATT MARTIAN FOR WSJ

This story is from the November 26, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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