Re-Find, the vintage mall with a groovy and youthful eye, is moving into Columbia proper after nearly a decade on Two Notch Road in Northeast Richland.
Owner Padget McGuire said he's been looking to move his antiques store, which features dozens of vendor booths, for some time now, but was waiting for the right location.
"It's been great for us, but it's just time for us," McGuire said of the Two Notch Road location, which sits in a strip mall with several other antique and secondhand shops in the rural area of Pontiac.
The new location will be on South Edisto Street off of Rosewood Drive. The opening is tentatively slated for March 1. McGuire said the new location's landlord is working on improvements to the building, including a new HVAC system, installing windows and a fresh coat of paint.
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The 1950s-built warehouse will double the store's capacity to 10,000-square feet, he added.
"We're going to add a lot of new booths and new talents," McGuire said. "We're also we're looking for new people to add to the team. We already have a lot of really cool people lined up."
Re-Find operates as a vendor mall, meaning individual vintage and antique sellers rent space in the store, which handles sales for the vendors.
McGuire said the store's aesthetic, which blends retro items with a modern decorating eye, draws "more of a downtown vibe." He hopes to keep attracting vendors who lean more youthful in their collecting.
"There's so many creative, talented young people who are getting into it and having a lot of fun running in the industry," McGuire said. "It's just neat to see how they've interpreted antiques and vintage."
Re-Find on Two Notch Road is moving to the Rosewood Industrial District in early 2024, owner Padget McGuire confirmed.
McGuire said he's accepting applications for staff and vendors on the store's revamped website, refindsc.com.
And the expansion plans won't just stop with a bigger space. McGuire said the new location neighbors an event space, where he hopes to be able to put on multi-day markets that attract regional vendors and goods.
Until the early Spring move, McGuire said to be on the lookout for vendor sales on Re-Find's Instagram page, @refindsc.
