Posts from November, 2016 Nov 29, 2016 INTRODUCING OUR FOUR NEWEST ONCE UPON A CHILD FRANCHISEES This has been a tremendous growth year for Once Upon A Child – in both the US and Canada. As of third quarter, there were 346 stores selling high quality, gently used children’s apparel, toys, shoes, baby equipment and accessories across North America! Yesterday, the ... Continue Reading Nov 17, 2016 YOUTH SPORTS ARE EXPENSIVE. THAT'S WHERE PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS COMES IN. Check out this recent news story about “The Rising Costs of Youth Sports,” that aired yesterday on NBC Baltimore. It highlights the high costs families pay to play sports, constantly replacing gear, which is a financial challenge that is lessened when there is a Play It ... Continue Reading Nov 16, 2016 PLATO'S CLOSET CONTINUES TO MAKE HEADLINES IN THE US AND CANADA Check out this article from Ithaca, NY, about Renee King, a laid off corporate marketing manager in 2011 in search of her next career move. She found it – and opened her own Plato’s Closet in 2014 in Ithaca and her business is still going strong! (King is pictured in the ... Continue Reading Nov 14, 2016 PLATO'S CLOSET OPENS IN GUELPH, ON Congratulations to new franchisees Susan Chow and Stefan Scopacasa on their very successful Plato’s Closet Guelph grand opening Nov. 10! About 120 customers were waiting in line despite chilly temperatures when the doors opened. The store was crowded and busy throughout the ... Continue Reading Nov 08, 2016 ONCE UPON A CHILD FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR SCARBOROUGH, ON Congratulations to Bart Giero who recently signed a Franchise Agreement for Once Upon A Child Scarborough! Bart has been a manager at Play It Again Sports since 2002 and is very excited to operate his own children’s store. “I’m looking forward to coming in early, leaving ... Continue Reading Page 1 of 2
