Thrift store chain Savers has opened its first local store in Chesterfield, which is expected to be followed with a Henrico location in 2027. (Jack Jacobs photo)
A private equity-backed thrift store chain has made its local debut.
Savers opened a 29,000-square-foot store at 9131 Midlothian Turnpike this week.
The Chesterfield location is the company’s first in the Richmond area, and it is expected to be followed by an outpost in Henrico next year.
Savers stores sell second-hand clothing, accessories and household goods, among other things. The company stocks its locations by collecting donations gathered on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Savers pays the nonprofits for the collected items and then sells them in its retail locations.
The Chesterfield spot is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The store accepts donations daily during its operating hours.
Savers’ space is in the Arch Village Shopping Center and was formerly occupied by furniture store American Freight. Other tenants at the center include Richmond Comix and Starbucks.
Savers is also planning to open a 32,000-square-foot store at 9110 W. Broad St. in the spring of 2027, according to a company spokeswoman. That store will operate out of the former Sam Ash location in the Tuckernuck Plaza shopping center.
Savers is among several thrift store brands operated by Bellevue, Washington-based Savers Value Village Inc., which describes itself as the largest for-profit thrift store operator in the United States and Canada. The company’s majority owner is private equity firm Ares Management.
Savers Value Village operates more than 380 stores across its brands, which include Value Village, Unique and 2nd Ave. The company has a presence in Northern Virginia.
As the for-profit Savers makes local moves, its nonprofit competitor Goodwill is also busy in the Richmond area, with plans for a new combo outlet-and-retail location in Henrico and the recent acquisition of a Midlothian bank branch for a donation center.
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