Consumer Alert: ConsignPro Boosts Savings Associated with Resale

Miami Beach, FL, May 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Saving money is a primary goal for many families—particularly those with growing children. Kids grow quickly, often outgrowing their clothing from one season to the next. As a result, many parents try to spend as little money as possible on their clothes. To ensure that their kids are properly dressed without breaking the bank, many parents are turning to resale events to stock their children’s closets. ConsignPro, a software program designed especially for resale organizations, furthers the savings by reducing the cost associated with selling consigned items.

Angela Brauer of KMTR.com reports in a recent article that resale events are “a chance for parents to clean out the kids’ closets and restock them with summer stuff. Parents can make some cash by getting rid of outgrown items. They are also welcome to do some shopping of their own.” The particular event to which she refers is the Children’s Name Brand Resale Event at Fairfield Baptist Church.

Philanthropic and non-profit organizations are increasingly utilizing resale events to both raise money and help individuals purchase affordable items. Because the economic troubles of the past few years have limited the cash individuals are able to spend on both their families and charitable donations, contributions to such organizations have suffered. As a result, they are turning more and more to resale events. These events allow individuals to donate and sell items they already have—reducing the financial strain of a charitable contribution.

ConsignPro designer Brian Wilson notes that these seasonal sales, as they are called, are the fastest growing form of resale event in the consignment industry. In fact, they have become popular among churches, as noted above, and even parents simply looking to help one another save on items their children will not use for long.

“ConsignPro contributes to these sales by streamlining the resale process, making the execution of the sale less expensive. Furthermore, the ‘consign-for-a-cause’ feature allows consigners to share their profits with a charitable organization. This has greatly increased the ability of resale events to benefit non-profit organizations and shoppers who are on a budget,” commented Wilson.

About:
Visual Horizons Software owner Brian Wilson, founder of ConsignPro, launched this resale software program in 1996. Developed as an operational solution for his mother, who ran a resale organization, ConsignPro was a success and, in 1997, was offered for sale to other resale professionals. Currently, over 3,000 business owners rely upon the software to manage their resale inventory and operations.

Visual Horizons Software has become a leader in the resale software field, and as a result is a member of the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops. Wilson and the rest of the Visual Horizons Software team look forward to continually adapting, evolving, and improving the software in an effort to meet the changing needs of today’s business owners.