Arlington School & Family Magazine May/June 2016 | Page 42

KID  TO  KID  IN  ARLINGTON  AWARDED  STORE  OF   THE  MONTH,  CELEBRATES  20  YEARS  IN  BUSINESS   40 ARLINGTON,  TX—March  8,  2016—  Kid  to  Kid  in  Arlington,  owned  by  local  entrepreneur  Debbie  Farrar,  was  awarded   Store  of  the  Month  for  February  2016,  just  weeks  before  celebraSng  it’s  20th  anniversary.  Through  this  award,  the   Kid  to  Kid  franchise  recognizes  outstanding  achievement  exhibited  by  one  of  its  more  than  100  children’s  resale   locaSons  across  the  United  States,  Canada,  and  Portugal.  One  major  factor  that  contributed  to  the  Arlington  store’s   success  was  its  consistent  growth,  despite  being  in  the  same  market  under  the  same  management  for  13  years.       “The  Arlington  store  is  a  shining  model  of  what  a  Kid  to  Kid  store  should  be  like  –  just  on  a  super  grand  scale!”   commented  Kid  to  Kid  founder,  Shauna  Sloan.  “The  organizaSon,  merchandising  and  product  selecSon  (both  new   and  used)  are  superior  –  which  is  clearly  the  driving  factor  behind  a  sales  increase  of  29%,”  she  said.     At  15,000  square  feet,  the  Arlington  locaSon  is  the  largest  in  the  system  and  has  consistently  ranked