{"id":63531,"date":"2022-12-02T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T23:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=63531"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:20:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:20:59","slug":"rise-in-thrift-culture-has-been-beneficial-to-business-says-thrift-store-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/12\/02\/rise-in-thrift-culture-has-been-beneficial-to-business-says-thrift-store-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise in thrift culture has been beneficial to business, says vintage clothing shop owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Owner of Hobo&#8217;s Vintage Clothing Benjamin Downing has been into thrifting for 30 years and says people are accepting pre-loved now more than ever  <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"431\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"63560\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Shop owner of vintage thrift store poses in his shop\" class=\"wp-image-63560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"63560\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Shop owner of vintage thrift store poses in his shop\" class=\"wp-image-63560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Masthead-photo-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Shop owner Ben strikes a pose in front of vintage shirts for men&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Credit: Poorvi Singhal<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin Downing has been living and breathing pre-loved clothing with his thrift store Hobo&#8217;s Vintage since before it was a trend. And today, shoppers in the city are buying second-hand more than ever. Reports suggest this could be due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-63500003\">cost of living crisis<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being unemployed for 18 months right after university and seeing his friends settle into conventional jobs, Ben still didn&#8217;t know what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the audio version of the story here<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Hobo\u2019s Vintage by Poorvi Singhal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1378199515&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Hobo\u2019s Vintage by Poorvi Singhal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1378199515&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My girlfriend just said, &#8216;You love vintage clothes. Why don&#8217;t we open a store?&#8217; So, we raised enough money to pay for rent,&#8221; says Benjamin, fondly remembering his university and <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/06\/handbag-designer-says-her-dream-came-true-when-she-was-least-expecting-it\/\">business <\/a>contacts (and dear friend Kev) who helped him get started.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"430\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage shop in High street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage shop in High street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From furniture to glass and artefacts to clothing, Ben has dressed the entire store in vintage    Credit: Poorvi Singhal&nbsp;<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From &#8217;92 to &#8217;22<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up shop in Swansea in 1992 and moving to Cardiff after two years, Ben says &#8220;change&#8221; in fashion trends has kept the business relevant all these years. In these 30 years, it has changed massively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ben started out, he opened the store seven days a week. \u201cWe just worked so hard for 10 years, just to try and make it work,\u201d he says, billing a happy thrifter for a fleece.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My girlfriend just said, &#8216;You love vintage clothes. Why don&#8217;t we open a store?&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He worked &#8220;hundreds of different jobs&#8221; before settling in the High Street Arcade with Hobo&#8217;s Vintage Clothing. And today, the four mini Downings are in the business too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"Hoodies and jackets in Hobo's Vintage - a thrift shop in High Street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"Hoodies and jackets in Hobo's Vintage - a thrift shop in High Street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">USA sports jackets, oversized fits and all things Y2K    Credit: Poorvi Singhal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La Familia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>His eldest one, Millie, put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hoboscardiff\/\">Hobo&#8217;s on the Gram<\/a> and currently, the page boasts 6K followers. The twin boys and their elder brother also take turns at the counter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben credits his kids for keeping him relevant and jokes that they find him \u201cannoying.\u201d His daughter disagrees. &#8220;He&#8217;s very clever, very business-minded. He&#8217;s good at creative thinking and problem-solving and that is how the shop has done so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe also collects all the parts and builds his own BMX bikes from scratch. Anything you could think of, he has already collected,&#8221; shares Millie, spilling her dad\u2019s secret talents. This explains the vintage furniture and glass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If not into thrifting, he would&#8217;ve either been a graphic designer or DJ, says Ben, excited for his kids to attend his music gig in his hometown, Swansea. \u201cI\u2019d love to DJ twice a week and have unlimited funds to buy records,\u201d he adds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4.jpg\" alt=\"A rack of sneakers in Hobo's Vintage - a thrift shop in High Street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4.jpg\" alt=\"A rack of sneakers in Hobo's Vintage - a thrift shop in High Street Arcade\" class=\"wp-image-63566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/photo-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Party for sneakerheads at Hobo\u2019s with their collection from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s     Credit: Poorvi Singhal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing a slice of conversation with a fellow thrift store owner from three years ago, Ben says, \u201cMe and him were sitting and chatting and he said, \u2018Vintage will overtake fast fashion.\u2019\u201d This has stayed with Ben and today, he believes the rise in thrift culture has been beneficial to his business but, one has to take care of standards and quality checks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This year has been okay. But, it does go in cycles. The turnover has been good in the last four weeks. We\u2019re not going \u2018wow\u2019, look at us,&#8221; says a humble Ben, after facing a lull in the lockdown, and delayed deliveries due to dock strikes worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, what does the future hold for him? Shuffling his Crocs, the 55-year-old looks at his thrift store and goes, &#8220;We wanna try to keep it going. I&#8217;d love to stay here. It\u2019s beautiful, isn\u2019t it?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">What\u2019s trending?<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Calling his own style \u201ceffortless\u201d, Ben says the vintage trend keeps changing.&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ben:<\/strong> It comes and goes in waves. For guys, oversized stuff. For girls, a lot of different styles. We&#8217;re selling a lot of fleece and knitwear at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Millie:<\/strong> It changes from week to week. But, knitted jumpers, high-waisted jeans, Y2K jeans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall.png\" alt=\"Store owner of Hobo's Vintage standing outside his thrift shop\" class=\"wp-image-63587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall.png 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall.png\" alt=\"Store owner of Hobo's Vintage standing outside his thrift shop\" class=\"wp-image-63587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall.png 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/finall-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You\u2019ll always be greeted with a fresh collection and a warm smile at Hobo\u2019s from Ben     Credit: Poorvi Singhal<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Biz whizz<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben\u2019s advice to anyone starting a business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Believe in yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Work hard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Love your business, it reflects on your work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. 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