Arc Thrift Stores operates a location at 2401 27th Street in Greeley, giving Weld County shoppers access to the same donation driven retail model the chain has run since 1968. The 27th Street corridor is one of Greeley’s busiest commercial stretches, and the Arc Thrift store there functions as a full secondhand department store, with clothing for men, women and children, shoes, handbags, belts and jewelry, alongside a furniture and housewares section stocked with lamps, dishware, small appliances, books, media and seasonal items that changes constantly as new donations arrive from across the community.
What makes this Greeley location part of something bigger than an ordinary secondhand shop is where the proceeds go. Arc Thrift Stores funds The Arc, an advocacy organization with chapters across Colorado and New Mexico that supports people with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, along with their families. Beyond fundraising, the organization also builds its retail workforce specifically around hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, giving them jobs on the sales floor, at the registers and in donation processing. For Greeley shoppers, that means a stop at the 27th Street store supports both a lower grocery or clothing bill and a statewide disability advocacy and employment mission in the same transaction.
The store accepts cash, card and Cash App payments, a detail that reflects a practical, no fuss approach to checkout that fits the store’s broader identity as a straightforward, budget friendly place to shop rather than a boutique resale experience. Being one of the chain’s northern Colorado locations, the Greeley store draws its donations from a different pool of households than the Denver metro locations closer to the chain’s Lakewood headquarters, so the specific mix of clothing sizes, furniture styles and housewares on the floor here reflects Weld County donors rather than a uniform, chain wide inventory.
Like the rest of the chain, the Greeley store keeps shopping hours running Monday through Friday from 9 in the morning until 9 at night, Saturday from 8 in the morning until 9 at night, and Sunday from 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening, giving shoppers a wide window whether they are stopping in after work or running weekend errands along 27th Street. Donation hours close slightly earlier, Monday through Saturday from 9 in the morning until 8 at night and Sunday from 10 in the morning until 5 in the evening, and the store typically accepts clothing, furniture, working electronics, housewares, books and seasonal goods during that window, with staff generally available to help with larger furniture drop offs.
For Greeley area families outfitting a home on a budget, parents keeping up with fast growing kids, or anyone looking to clear out a closet or garage without sending usable items to a landfill, the 27th Street store offers an easy, walk in option with a direct charitable purpose behind every purchase. Those with questions about current donation guidelines, furniture pickup availability or holiday hours can call the store directly at 970-330-7082 before making a trip. In short, Arc Thrift Stores on 27th Street in Greeley is a secondhand department store where every purchase and donation helps fund disability advocacy and creates inclusive employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Colorado and New Mexico.
