Longtime local favorite “Beverly’s Consignment PC” transforms into “The Beloved Resale Boutique” under new owner.
A longtime Plant City consignment store now is operating under a new name and new ownership.
The Beloved Resale Boutique, located at 601 E. Alexander St., Suite 643 in the Watson Clinic-anchored Alexander Crossings shopping center, opened May 1 under its new owner (and longtime customer), Kathie Pagliaro. The shop, formerly known as Beverly’s Consignment PC, offers a variety of gently-used women’s, men’s and children’s clothing. Consignment stores take in items from consignors for resale and then splits a portion of the revenue with them once the items sell.
The transition comes as longtime owner, Kim Blanchard, worked her last day at the store April 30, locking the doors for the last time and passing the keys to Pagliaro. Blanchard’s mother, Beverly Hollowell, opened the business in 1987 and then sold it to her daughter 19 years ago.
She originally planned on closing the store in early 2025, but felt it was a blessing when Pagliaro expressed interest in buying her business.
“I’m so thankful because it will continue to give Plant City a great resale option, consigners a place to bring their clothes and a wonderful place to shop,” said Blanchard. “It’s been my family’s tradition for 37 years and I’m glad it’s going to live on.”
Pagliaro, who was a public school teacher for 14 years, was a customer and consigner at Beverly’s for many, many years and a busy mom raising three children (Grace, a senior at Lakeland Christian, Jackon, 12 and Vivian, six), homeschooling Jackson and Vivian and teaching preschool music at First Baptist Learning Center. When she stopped by Beverly’s in March with some clothes to consign and saw a sign that said the store would be closing in February 2025, she immediately had a thought that her husband Stephen would think it was a good idea for her to buy it.
“His brain is very entrepreneurial so I thought if he finds out the shop is closing he’d tell me that I could run the store because he’s the most wonderful husband and has such confidence in me,” she said.
He did find out, because she went home and told him, and his response was exactly as she predicted. They contacted “Miss Kim” and she agreed to the transaction, allowing her to take an early retirement.
“Very few businesses have been around for 37 years in this town and that was a testament to Kim and her mom,” she said. “We’re very excited to continue that tradition, there’s a very strong foundation of customers and consigners.”
Some improvements she’s hoping to implement, with the help of her tech-savvy oldest daughter, is create more awareness of merchandise in-store on social media channels.
“We have name-brand clothing from Free People, Ann Taylor, Chico’s, Ralph Lauren and Columbia and we plan to showcase the merchandise on Facebook and Instagram,” she said.
Have consigned goods at Beverly’s? Not to worry, said Pagliano. The Beloved Resale Boutique will honor current consignor’s contracts for a year but going forward she’ll have all consignors sign new contracts. While she’ll gladly accept clothing without defects, stains or tears, she said the shop will no longer take home goods and children’s toys.
The Beloved Resale Boutique is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Consignors can bring in their gently used clothing items on Wednesdays. The payout week will stay the same: the first full week of every month.
For more information visit its Facebook page or Instagram (The Beloved Resale Boutique), by email at belovedresaleboutique@gmail.com or by phone at (813) 752-8980.
