New thrift shop to open in Logan
New businesses have been popping up everywhere in Logan over the past year.
Some worth mentioning are Costco, which opened in November 2022, and In-N-Out which opened in August 2022.
Local businesses have also been opening up like Barrel and Stave in January 2022 and Prodigy Brewing in July 2022.
With Logan growing so rapidly, other businesses have been seeming to follow suit.
Indy Clover is keeping the ball rolling, opening a new Utah-based business on Center Street in Logan.
Indy Clover is a reused clothing boutique that thrifts clothes for people.
The process is simple — rent out a booth, bring in your clothes for the booth and set it up, and last but not least, the Indy Clover team will sell your items for you over a weeklong period.
Anyone can rent out a booth and use the booth for selling whatever they want. They do not need to be at the store to sell their own products — that job is for the Indy Clover team.
Indy Clover started with two Utahns in Lindon, Utah.
Keena and Mia started out doing clothing sales or garage sales or thrifting their clothes.
According to their website, Keena said, “It just wasn’t worth it,” when speaking on thrifting their own clothes. They wouldn’t make a lot of money off the clothes.
Keena goes on to explain it wasn’t worth the hassle. This is where the idea of Indy Clover came to be.
According to their website, Mia said, “The concept is very, very simple. You bring in your clothes. You create the prices. You tag your items. You hang ‘em. You organize ‘em in your booth. Then you leave the rest to us.”
The company has been franchised throughout the west, with locations in Lindon; Ogden; Springville; St. George; Gilbert, Arizona; and soon to be Logan.
Students at Utah State University have thoughts about the business.
Chandler Justice, a senior studying computer science said, “It’s the traditional vintage store model with a refresh because I’ve seen those stores before. It’s not a new idea.”
Justice grew up in Texas and has seen a lot of stores like this.
“In Texas, I’ve seen a bunch of them. They’re everywhere,” he said.
Justice said although this is a recycled idea, “we need more thrift stores in Logan. More thrift stores would be optimal.”
He said the problem with this idea is it will be more expensive than a thrift store because the clothes are not simply donated, but sold, which brings up the price of the clothing altogether.
He does like the idea of Indy Clover being a Utah local business.
“Utah does that a lot where it’s franchised local businesses. Like it’s local to the state,” he said.
Indy Clover opens on Feb. 11 on 99 W Center Street.
-Jack.Johnson@usu.edu
Featured photo by Heidi Bingham