HENRICO, Va. (WWBT)—Inflation, tariffs and growing concern about the job market have helped create a booming market for secondhand goods in Virginia.
On Wednesday in the West End, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond blessed the new thrift store operated by the Society of St. Vincent De Paul.
For the past few years, this Catholic charity has operated a thrift store in Bon Air, which has helped raise almost $1 million that St. Vincent De Paul returns to the community.
Its director, Dan Kerns, says the needs have never been greater…