Who is the owner of Savers?

Who is the owner of Savers?

Savers operates some 300 stores in more than two dozen states, under the names Savers, Value Village, Unique and Valu Thrift, and is owned by the private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners and Tom Ellison, the son of the Savers founder William O. Ellison.

Is there value village in America?

Since then, we’ve opened stores across the U.S., Canada, and Australia and have consistently partnered with local nonprofit organizations. We accept donations of clothing and household items on their behalf, paying them for that stuff, and helping fund programs in our communities.

What is the difference between GoodWill and Value Village?

Yes, Value Village is a for-profit company and GoodWill is a charity. However, Value Village pays a large number of non-profits for their clothing ( http://www.valuevillage.com/alliances/alliances.php ).

Which company owns Value Village?

Savers
Value Village is owned by parent company Savers. It operates over 300 locations in Australia, Canada and the U.S, employing 20,000 people. Its website says it has given communities “a smart way to shop” as its Rethink Reuse business model saves 700 million pounds of goods from landfills annually.

Where does the CEO of Value Village live?

The Ellisons are still living in their Pleasure Point manse. They have purchased an estate called Procter Lane on the northwest side of Mercer Island and will move there when the remodel they are doing there is complete.

Who started Value Village?

William O. EllisonSavers / Founder

What does Savers stand for?

SAVERS stands for: silence, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and scribing.

When did Value Village open in Canada?

1980
In 1972, Ellison incorporated his business as Thrift Village Inc. and opened his first Canadian store in Vancouver in 1980.

Is Value Village Canada non profit?

We’re a for-profit thrift retailer that proudly accepts your donations of clothing and household goods on behalf of local nonprofits. Shopping in our stores does not support any nonprofit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKolLYvrQ4