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Title: Savers
Post by: standa on September 19, 2009, 12:20:17 PM
Is Savers good?  I read they are expanding in CT.  
Title: Savers
Post by: store215 on September 20, 2009, 10:57:46 AM
Savers (from what I understand) is a For-Profit thrift store which means it doesn't really help out the community like Goodwill and others supposedly do. So basically, people donate stuff, they price it, and keep the money. Good for the environment, yes, but doesn't sound like a great store to me.
Title: Savers
Post by: standa on September 20, 2009, 12:54:20 PM
I read they pay charities for donated items.
Title: Savers
Post by: standa on September 25, 2009, 09:19:29 AM
Does anyone know where the Savers stores in Hamden, Newington, and Waterbury, CT will be located?
Title: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on November 25, 2009, 10:56:59 PM
Yeah the one in Waterbury is in half of the old Shoprite. They're gonna open in 2010.
Title: Savers
Post by: TRU7536 on December 23, 2009, 07:40:46 PM
Does anyone know about this place? They are opening one in Newington (in the former Franks)
Title: Savers
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 24, 2009, 03:14:32 AM
Savers is a thrift store/second-hand store based in Seattle, WA. They have stores in Canada known as Value Village (Village des Valuers in Quebec).

http://www.savers.com/Default.aspx
Title: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on December 24, 2009, 07:46:33 AM
There's another Saver's Thread on this page.

 http://amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2623
Title: Savers
Post by: TRU7536 on December 25, 2009, 12:06:31 PM
can we move this thread to the other Savers thread. Thanks
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on February 22, 2010, 07:51:32 PM
Saver's in Newington is opening on this Thursday 2/25/10.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: jmcnamara96 on February 22, 2010, 07:54:16 PM
Savers in Nashua NH is moving into the Old Circut City they painted it tan funny thing the painted with latex and a few days later half the "plug" was painted i peeled off it suppose to open in March 17?
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on February 23, 2010, 01:03:47 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on February 22, 2010, 07:54:16 PM
Savers in Nashua NH is moving into the Old Circut City they painted it tan funny thing the painted with latex and a few days later half the "plug" was painted i peeled off it suppose to open in March 17?

Nothing on their website yet. Maybe when it gets closer?
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on April 19, 2010, 05:32:29 PM
Saver's Waterbury opens May 6, 2007. 670 Wolcott Street. Formerly Shoprite.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: jmcnamara96 on April 19, 2010, 05:36:04 PM
Quote from: Marc B on April 19, 2010, 05:32:29 PM
Saver's Waterbury opens May 6, 2007. 670 Wolcott Street. Formerly Shoprite.

2007?
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: DerangedHermit on April 21, 2010, 09:13:33 AM
They're opening one in the Stop & Shop shopping center in Medford, NY where Steve & Barry's (and before that, S&S itself) used to be.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Marc82 on April 21, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on April 19, 2010, 05:36:04 PM
Quote from: Marc B on April 19, 2010, 05:32:29 PM
Saver's Waterbury opens May 6, 2007. 670 Wolcott Street. Formerly Shoprite.

2007?

I don't know where that came from. I must've been high that day. 2010.  :P
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: gu4ever on April 22, 2010, 12:10:13 AM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on February 22, 2010, 07:54:16 PM
Savers in Nashua NH is moving into the Old Circut City they painted it tan funny thing the painted with latex and a few days later half the "plug" was painted i peeled off it suppose to open in March 17?
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: jmcnamara96 on April 22, 2010, 02:00:34 PM
Quote from: gu4ever on April 22, 2010, 12:10:13 AM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on February 22, 2010, 07:54:16 PM
Savers in Nashua NH is moving into the Old Circut City they painted it tan funny thing the painted with latex and a few days later half the "plug" was painted i peeled off it suppose to open in March 17?

Yea ive been there alot latey got pics inside and out just havent uploaded them yet =p
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on May 03, 2010, 05:58:03 PM
Savers must be opening a store in Bristol, Connecticut. There was an ad on Careerbuilder.com that they're looking for a manager in Bristol, Connecticut. I wonder where they're going. Perhaps in the old Stop & Shop on Famington Ave next to TJMAXX. I just don't think they'd subdivide the old Shaw's.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on May 11, 2010, 05:37:43 PM
Saver's is opening in Meriden, CT. They're taking over the old Circuit City, which itself was part of an old Super A&P Foodmart.

http://myrecordjournal.com/latestnews/article_1a3e30da-592b-11df-a78c-001cc4c03286.html
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: DerangedHermit on June 30, 2010, 06:34:49 PM
The Medford, NY Savers just opened last week, and it's better than Salvation Army or Goodwill.

They're also opening another in Holbrook, NY in a few weeks in a former Circuit City.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on October 25, 2010, 04:08:26 PM
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on May 03, 2010, 05:58:03 PM
Savers must be opening a store in Bristol, Connecticut. There was an ad on Careerbuilder.com that they're looking for a manager in Bristol, Connecticut. I wonder where they're going. Perhaps in the old Stop & Shop on Famington Ave next to TJMAXX. I just don't think they'd subdivide the old Shaw's.

They are in fact opening in the old Stop & Shop next to TJ Maxx in Bristol, CT. There are signs in the window announcing they are hiring Entry Level Managers and to Contact Mr. Torres and gave the phone number of their Waterbury Store. So far nothing is listed on their website.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on December 29, 2010, 08:52:09 PM
Savers in Bristol: Grand opening March 3rd, 2011. They had a job fair this week.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on March 05, 2011, 02:40:18 PM
Went to Savers in Bristol with my Mom today. It looks like the other 2 Savers I've been to - Meriden and Waterbury. It looks nothing like the old Stop & Shop.

DJ Prolifick from KISS 95.7 was broadcasting live.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: jmcnamara96 on December 31, 2012, 12:28:04 AM
They opened one in Manchester NH about 9 months ago in a Former WOW (Work Out World) and before that it was a A&P














Title: Savers Waterbury, Connecticut closing down!
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 08, 2013, 02:50:16 PM
Savers is closing down their Waterbury, Connecticut store on November 16th! I wonder if the Big Lots next door will expand.

http://rep-am.com/Business/763390.txt (Note: This is only a partial article. The Waterbury Republican-American Newspaper Charges to read articles online).
Title: Re: Savers Waterbury, Connecticut closing down!
Post by: TRU7536 on November 08, 2013, 06:06:19 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 08, 2013, 02:50:16 PM
Savers is closing down their Waterbury, Connecticut store on November 16th! I wonder if the Big Lots next door will expand.

http://rep-am.com/Business/763390.txt (Note: This is only a partial article. The Waterbury Republican-American Newspaper Charges to read articles online).

I am kind of shocked by this. These type of thrift stores are all the rage now. Wonder what happened.
Title: Re: Savers Waterbury, Connecticut closing down!
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 08, 2013, 06:20:25 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on November 08, 2013, 06:06:19 PM
I am kind of shocked by this. These type of thrift stores are all the rage now. Wonder what happened.

Yes they are especially after last year's hit song "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Lewis.  Maybe they had a problem with theft. Although I usually shopped at The Bristol store because I go to Bristol more often than I go to Waterbury I thought the Waterbury store was nicer than the one in Bristol as is the one in Meriden.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: retailisking on November 09, 2013, 06:14:44 AM
Only one review of this store on Yelp, but I wonder if there's a grain of truth in it...
http://www.yelp.com/biz/savers-waterbury
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 10, 2013, 08:05:30 AM
So a friend of mine who is still a subscriber to the paper version of the Waterbury newspaper told me the article said the store is closing because sales have been slow and that no other Connecticut stores would be closing. (Where have we heard that before?)
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: TRU7536 on November 10, 2013, 11:55:27 AM
Quote from: Marc B on November 10, 2013, 08:05:30 AM
So a friend of mine who is still a subscriber to the paper version of the Waterbury newspaper told me the article said the store is closing because sales have been slow and that no other Connecticut stores would be closing. (Where have we heard that before?)

I think why the store closed is since Waterbury is a lower income city, the donations weren't coming in like some other locations. Without donations, you cant sell stuff aka leads to poor sales.

Waterbury has been hit hard with many stores closing down recently
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: cdavid991 on December 04, 2013, 08:50:38 AM
Wolcott Road (where the Savers was located) has been really going downhill since Caldor and more importantly the Naugatuck Valley Mall closed down in the late 90s. The Kmart just left there on the 11th of November as well. Sucks, Wolcott Rd. used to be a really great place to hang!
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on December 04, 2013, 03:48:01 PM
Wolcott Street in Waterbury isn't too bad.

The old Caldor on the corner of Lakewood and Wolcott is 1/3 occupied. It's Planet Fitness. Nothing ever moved into the old Bernie's after that chain went under in 2010. Jump Zone which was also in the old Caldor closed reportedly because of high rent. There is also a Goodwill Store in that plaza in a separate building. The other part of the building where Goodwill is is vacant. There is also room to build 2 PADS.

http://newenglandretail.com/properties.cfm?cmd=show1&ID=238

Shoprite Plaza has only one vacancy. A 3624 spot that was last a Casual Male XL store. They (along with a bunch of other locations after the Big and Tall Shops Merged). Shoprite has been in this location since 2008 after moving from The Mattatuck Plaza on the opposite side of Wolcott Street. Stores include: Shoprite, TJ MAXX, Sleepy's, Royal Buffet, America Steak House, Petco, Game Stop in a separate building along with the former Casual Male Store, and a PAD Site where a new Taco Bell is located.

http://retail.vno.com/property_home.aspx?propid=67

Across the street is The Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center, which was built where The Naugatuck Valley Mall used to be. There are many businesses there including Staples, Stop & Shop, Walmart, Panera, Bob's Clothing, and more. The 2 largest vacancies are a 35,000 space that used to be Linen's N Things and a 20,000 Square Foot Space that was The Rag Shop. Things might get interesting when Walmart moves to the other side of Waterbury in 2015. DDR is currently selling the plaza!

In back of The Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center is Mallview Plaza. Ridiculously this plaza has an address of 117 Sharon Road, but there's no access from Sharon Road. Right now there's just 3 tenants - Mr. Wok Buffet, an Italian Restaurant, and Waterbury Public Access TV Channel 13. Emoty includes the former Creative Cinemas. They just should rip this down all together.

KMART Plaza is a mess. Although the landlord - Tartaglia Properties is fixing up the plaza it's still blah. A vacant KMART (though part of it may become Christmas Tree Shop), Joanns, Modell Sports, AAA Travel (in the old Friendly's which was The Pie Plate), and a daycare that takes up 5 store fronts.

Mattatuck Plaza was making a comeback until Saver's closed.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=18298091&SRID=3908294583&StepID=101&jli=y

The problem with Waterbury as a whole is there's too much retail space and not enough retail chains.





Title: Re: Savers
Post by: TRU7536 on December 04, 2013, 06:55:23 PM
Quote from: Marc B on December 04, 2013, 03:48:01 PM
Wolcott Street in Waterbury isn't too bad.

The old Caldor on the corner of Lakewood and Wolcott is 1/3 occupied. It's Planet Fitness. Nothing ever moved into the old Bernie's after that chain went under in 2010. Jump Zone which was also in the old Caldor closed reportedly because of high rent. There is also a Goodwill Store in that plaza in a separate building. The other part of the building where Goodwill is is vacant. There is also room to build 2 PADS.

http://newenglandretail.com/properties.cfm?cmd=show1&ID=238

Shoprite Plaza has only one vacancy. A 3624 spot that was last a Casual Male XL store. They (along with a bunch of other locations after the Big and Tall Shops Merged). Shoprite has been in this location since 2008 after moving from The Mattatuck Plaza on the opposite side of Wolcott Street. Stores include: Shoprite, TJ MAXX, Sleepy's, Royal Buffet, America Steak House, Petco, Game Stop in a separate building along with the former Casual Male Store, and a PAD Site where a new Taco Bell is located.

http://retail.vno.com/property_home.aspx?propid=67

Across the street is The Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center, which was built where The Naugatuck Valley Mall used to be. There are many businesses there including Staples, Stop & Shop, Walmart, Panera, Bob's Clothing, and more. The 2 largest vacancies are a 35,000 space that used to be Linen's N Things and a 20,000 Square Foot Space that was The Rag Shop. Things might get interesting when Walmart moves to the other side of Waterbury in 2015. DDR is currently selling the plaza!

In back of The Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center is Mallview Plaza. Ridiculously this plaza has an address of 117 Sharon Road, but there's no access from Sharon Road. Right now there's just 3 tenants - Mr. Wok Buffet, an Italian Restaurant, and Waterbury Public Access TV Channel 13. Emoty includes the former Creative Cinemas. They just should rip this down all together.

KMART Plaza is a mess. Although the landlord - Tartaglia Properties is fixing up the plaza it's still blah. A vacant KMART (though part of it may become Christmas Tree Shop), Joanns, Modell Sports, AAA Travel (in the old Friendly's which was The Pie Plate), and a daycare that takes up 5 store fronts.

Mattatuck Plaza was making a comeback until Saver's closed.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=18298091&SRID=3908294583&StepID=101&jli=y

The problem with Waterbury as a whole is there's too much retail space and not enough retail chains.







What's with Waterbury not getting any electronic stores?

No Best Buys, I don't think Circuit City was there either. No PC Richards and son and don't expect them there ever. They have said they aren't opening anymore stores in CT and seem to regret a few (Enfield, North Haven, Milford to name a few).
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: scottw73 on December 04, 2013, 07:52:46 PM
I think that electronics retailers might fear a high theft rate if they open in the Waterbury area.  The last electronics retailer that was in Waterbury was Bernie's I believe.
Title: Re: Savers Waterbury, Connecticut closing down!
Post by: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 11:11:23 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 08, 2013, 02:50:16 PM
Savers is closing down their Waterbury, Connecticut store on November 16th! I wonder if the Big Lots next door will expand.

http://rep-am.com/Business/763390.txt (Note: This is only a partial article. The Waterbury Republican-American Newspaper Charges to read articles online).

everyone in waterbury is closing
Title: Re: Savers Waterbury, Connecticut closing down!
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on September 07, 2014, 12:50:26 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 08, 2013, 02:50:16 PM
Savers is closing down their Waterbury, Connecticut store on November 16th! I wonder if the Big Lots next door will expand.

http://rep-am.com/Business/763390.txt (Note: This is only a partial article. The Waterbury Republican-American Newspaper Charges to read articles online).

Another thrift shop is moving into the old Saver's at 650 Wolcott Street in Waterbury. It's called The Red White and Blue Thrift Store. They have 20 locations and currently have a location in Colonial Plaza on Thomaston Avenue in Waterbury. No word if they will keep the Colonial Plaza location open or not.

http://redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com/

The website doesn't mention the move to 650 Wolcott Street, but my friend's wife told me she saw the signs in the window when she was shopping at Big Lots next door.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Brammy on September 14, 2019, 03:50:48 PM
Saver's changed the pricing on their books. I made out really well with books at their Meriden, CT store on Friday. Also of note although the Meriden store is larger than their Bristol store, they very little in the way of Halloween costumes. Bristol has a large selection of Halloween costumes.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Brammy on March 25, 2022, 08:59:44 PM
Saver's in Meriden, Connecticut closed at the end of 2019. Part of the space is about to become an Aldi.

Saver's in Bristol, Connecticut closed on March 16th, 2020 the day before everything closed due to the pandemic. They didn't reopen and in September 2021 the space became a Burlington.
Title: Re: Savers
Post by: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 11:21:45 PM
Quote from: Brammy on March 25, 2022, 08:59:44 PMSaver's in Meriden, Connecticut closed at the end of 2019. Part of the space is about to become an Aldi.

Saver's in Bristol, Connecticut closed on March 16th, 2020 the day before everything closed due to the pandemic. They didn't reopen and in September 2021 the space became a Burlington.

I was at the Bristol one on March 1, 2020 (16 short days before it closed for the final time)

I am lucky to have a store like this in Manchester, CT that is still open today.