East Brainerd resident Helen Perkins is taking her love for a good bargain to the next level with her acquisition of Glam Slam boutique, which she reopened in a new Hixson location earlier this month.
“I’ve always been a thrifty shopper,” she said. “You generally can get tremendous bargains.”
East Brainerd resident Helen Perkins is the new owner of Glam Slam, a higher-end consignment shop she reopened in Hixson this month.Perkins’ mother, a tailor and retail clothing store owner for 25 years in New Haven, Conn., helped her develop an eye for style and good-quality clothing.
She was introduced by her daughter to Glam Slam, which at the time was located on Ashland Terrace. When she stopped by and heard the store was closing, an idea popped into her head that would allow her to connect her job with her passion.
“There’s definitely a misconception people have about consignment – that it’s old or it hasn’t been cleaned,” said Perkins. “With my years of exposure to consignment and purchasing, I felt I could convey that consignment doesn’t have to be that way.”