Business Description
Winmark Corporation is a Minneapolis-based franchisor that helps entrepreneurs run secondhand retail stores across the United States and Canada under well-known brands such as Plato's Closet, Once Upon A Child, Style Encore, Play It Again Sports, and Music Go Round. Each of these stores buys and resells quality used goods ? ranging from children's clothing and toys to sporting equipment and musical instruments ? giving customers affordable alternatives to buying new. Beyond franchising, the company also provides equipment leasing services through its Winmark Capital division. Founded in 1988 and operating under its current name since 2001, Winmark has built a strong and diversified business around the growing consumer appetite for value and sustainability.