{"id":884,"date":"2025-12-05T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zmm.com\/news\/?p=884"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:50:24","slug":"goodwill-on-charlestons-west-side-to-become-outlet-bins-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zmm.com\/news\/goodwill-on-charlestons-west-side-to-become-outlet-bins-store","title":{"rendered":"Goodwill on Charleston\u2019s West Side to become outlet, bins store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>We are proud of our longstanding relationship with Goodwill Industries of the Summit providing design support for projects such as the Virginia Street retail location conversion to an outlet store as well as many other retail locations throughout the region. We are honored to also contribute to Goodwill\u2019s mission of preparing job seekers for in-demand careers.<\/em> <em>The following was coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowktv.com\/news\/west-virginia\/kanawha-county-wv\/goodwill-on-charlestons-westside-to-become-outlet-bins-store\/\">WOWK TV 13<\/a> related to the conversion of the Virginia Street location into a outlet store.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia St. Goodwill to become outlet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FHwdgVVNs_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) \u2014 A popular thrift store in our region is nearing its final day of operation, but it isn\u2019t closing for good; it\u2019s getting a makeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Goodwill on Charleston\u2019s Virginia Street will soon be transformed into West Virginia\u2019s second outlet, or bins, store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the renovation is complete, the inside will be full of large bins, instead of hangers or yellow price tags. Shoppers will have to go on a treasure hunt to find their next sweater or pair of shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodwill says customers will pay based on the weight of their hauls, rather than a set dollar amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere will be bins out on the floor where people can source items, and then once they collect all the items that they want to collect and put it in the baskets or bags they have,\u201d said Jamon Schmidt, Director of Marketing and Communications for Goodwill Industries of the Summit, \u201cThen, we weigh it and then therefore then it is priced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly all of the items inside these bins will be secondhand misfits. Items that didn\u2019t get picked up inside a retail store will then be brought back for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a way for that donation to get a second life,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cSo, for example, if you have an item, a dress or a shirt that goes through a store, maybe it doesn\u2019t get sold at that store. Well then, after that, an outlet allows it to have one more second chance, and then obviously at a cheaper price for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The store will reopen as an outlet in 2026. The exact opening date has yet to be determined by Goodwill, but they do say that the decision will be made before the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodwill also says donation procedures will remain the same, as well as operations at the location\u2019s Prosperity Center, which offers job fairs and other career development opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud of our longstanding relationship with Goodwill Industries of the Summit providing design support for projects such as the Virginia Street retail location conversion to an outlet store as well as many other retail locations throughout the region. We are honored to also contribute to Goodwill\u2019s mission of preparing job seekers for in-demand careers. The following was coverage from WOWK TV 13 related to the conversion of the Virginia Street location into a outlet store. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) \u2014 A popular thrift store in our region is nearing its final day of operation, but it isn\u2019t closing for good; it\u2019s getting a makeover. The Goodwill on Charleston\u2019s Virginia Street will soon be transformed into West Virginia\u2019s second outlet, or bins, store. After the renovation is complete, the inside will be full of large bins, instead of hangers or yellow price tags. Shoppers will have to go on a treasure hunt to find their next sweater or pair of shoes. Goodwill says customers will pay based on the weight of their hauls, rather than a set dollar amount. \u201cThere will be bins out on the floor where people can source items, and then once they collect all the items that they want to collect and put it in the baskets or bags they have,\u201d said Jamon Schmidt, Director of Marketing and Communications for Goodwill Industries of the Summit, \u201cThen, we weigh it and then therefore then it is priced.\u201d Nearly all of the items inside these bins will be secondhand misfits. Items that didn\u2019t get picked up inside a retail store will then be brought back for sale. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for that donation to get a second life,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cSo, for example, if you have an item, a dress or a shirt that goes through a store, maybe it doesn\u2019t get sold at that store. Well then, after that, an outlet allows it to have one more second chance, and then obviously at a cheaper price for the community.\u201d The store will reopen as an outlet in 2026. The exact opening date has yet to be determined by Goodwill, but they do say that the decision will be made before the new year. Goodwill also says donation procedures will remain the same, as well as operations at the location\u2019s Prosperity Center, which offers job fairs and other career development opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,5],"tags":[16,17],"class_list":["post-884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-support","category-private-sector","tag-charleston","tag-west-virginia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Goodwill on Charleston\u2019s West Side to become outlet, bins store | ZMM Architects and Engineers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We are proud of our longstanding relationship with Goodwill Industries of the Summit providing design support for projects such as the Virginia Street retail location conversion to an outlet store as well as many other retail locations throughout the region. 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