Designer Clothing Without the Designer Prices
LUXURY MARKET
Owner/Operator
Mary Beth Campbell
Contact Information
94 Queen Street, Charlottetown 902.370.1576 www.luxurymarketpei.com
" I am so thankful for everyone in the community who have supported me."
By Lynne McKenna Photo Kimberly Rashed
T he story of Luxury Market Consignment, which sells designer brands like Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Aritzia, starts in 2018. Mary Beth Campbell was in school full-time. “We started with clothing I had thrifted and a change room made from a piece of plywood and a shower curtain. Cash was tight and the store was 100% self- funded. It took three years of 70-100 hour weeks before I was able to take my first pay cheque.” More and more people became consignors. “We grew from just a few and now it’s over 1,000. Consignment is an environmentally friendly way to buy high quality designer items at great prices. It's an awesome way to update
your wardrobe.” Consignors receive 40% on items under $500, 60% on items $500 plus, and 70% on items $1500 or more, and can track their sales online. They can choose to be paid in cash or store credit. After graduation three years ago, “I was excited to finally be able to pay myself and then bam...Covid. I had to lay off my staff and come up with another plan. I decided to try reselling online. Online was unfortunately not as profitable as I had hoped. I was ready to shut down the business completely,” she says. “And then an amazing thing happened. My customers, consigners and roommates volunteered to help
me. They’d stay for hours and push me to keep going. Without them, I would have closed the store. Now it’s profitable and growing, I was able to bring back my amazing team, and I could not be happier. I am so thankful for everyone in the community who have supported me. Consigners, customers, friends, and family. I cannot be more excited for the future of my business and look forward to seeing beautiful people and beautiful items walk through the front door.”
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