Savers Thrift Store Add 50 New Jobs To Arlington Heights

The parking lot at Savers was beyond full, as customers had to park at nearby stores yesterday for the grand opening of the popular thrift store.

“We are getting a great response from the community,” said Samuel Lehman, store manager for Savers Arlington Heights location.  “We’re happy with the traffic flow.”

Savers located at 780 W. Dundee, had about 300 customers walk through the door by 2 p.m. and on pace to reach a thousand by night’s end, Lehman said.

The national thrift store chain carries men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories, to household items, electronics and furniture.

Lehman said the store plans to put out 5,000 to 7,000 unique items every day, through donations.

“We are excited to be growing our presence in the Chicago area,” said Jubran Tanious, regional director for the greater Chicago area in a press release. “In addition to bring new jobs and unique shopping experiences to the community, our new Savers stores will also provide much needed funding to two great non-profit organizations — the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.

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The demographic and population area brought Savers to Arlington Heights, Lehman said. “The village (of Arlington Heights) was very accommodating,” he said.

For nearly six decades, Savers and its non-profit partners have connected communities and built a bridge between donors with surplus goods and shoppers who can give these goods another life.

“Through our partnership with Savers, anyone can turn otherwise unused goods into funding for our important work, such as education programs for schools, mentor matching that connects people impacted by epilepsy, and running Camp Blackhawk, a week-long camp for kids and teens with epilepsy,” Kurt Florian, interim president and CE) of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago said in a press release.

• Read more on the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago

Savers pays the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America for every item donated at the community donation centers at Savers stores, as well for all items donated directly to either nonprofit through their home-pick up services.

• Learn more about the donation process at Savers

The revenue Savers provides to these organizations helps them deliver vital services for the hundreds of thousands of people and their families in the Chicago area living with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. 

With Halloween just around the corner, costumes have been popular picks for customers so far. Lehman said they’re costumes for men, women and children, new and used.

“Halloween items are highlights for customers,” said Wayne Schneider, who works in production for Savers. Schneider, who lives close by, said it’s a great store, nice and clean.

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Other Savers locations in Carol Stream and Orland Park, celebrated their grand opening on Thursday.

Savers will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. 

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