20 Profitable Recycling Business Ideas & Opportunities Available Today By Editorial Staff December 26, 2017 How To Start a Thrift Store Business in 2022- The Ultimate Guide February 4th, 2022 | Categories: Business Operations , How-to Guides Starting a thrift store can certainly be a lucrative business as the thrift industry continues to boom. According to market analyst IBISWorld , the size of the thrift store market is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2022. Between 2017 and 2022 the market size in the U.S. as a whole has grown 0.9% per year on average, and it’s younger consumers who are driving the growth of the market – over 40% of resale apparel buyers are Gen Zers and millennials .