Animal Humane moves into new thrift shop location
Animal Humane New Mexico has new digs for its thrift shop that benefits homeless pets. It has signed a 10-year lease with real estate advisors, Colliers/New Mexico-El Paso, for its new thrift store location at Daskalos Shopping Center, 5341 Menaul Blvd. NE, according to a Colliers news release.
The 25,417-square-foot space will allow Animal Humane New Mexico to expand its thrift shop and mobile adoption services. An opening is scheduled for early 2024.
The new location offers easy access for “abundant donor traffic” and space for its mobile adoption unit to allow future generations of pet lovers to expand their four-legged family.
“We are excited to relocate (the) Animal Humane Thrift Shop to a larger space in early 2024,” Pat Wilkins, chief financial officer of Animal Humane New Mexico, said in a statement. “Quadrupling our current 4,600 square foot floor plan and adding a recycling operation, this move will benefit our donors, customers and our community’s homeless pets.”
The new location formerly housed Big Lots and serves as an ideal spot for the thrift store since it requires minimal renovations, according to the release. The larger space will now include adoptable cats onsite and help visitors connect with feline friends .
The thrift store is relocating from its smaller space located a few blocks east. It opened in February 2012 and experienced exceptional growth over the years with a 60% increase in sales from 2021 to 2023, according to the release. The growth influenced the decision to relocate to a larger space.
Animal Humane New Mexico anticipates the move will encourage more supporters to visit the retail outlet.
Animal Humane New Mexico, which was founded in 1965, is the leading nonprofit animal welfare organization in the state, according to the release. It serves more than 10,000 homeless and at-risk dogs and cats annually.
Colliers’ Kate Potter represented Animal Humane New Mexico to secure the location.
“It has been my pleasure to guide the leasing process for this caring and highly regarded organization, one with strong roots in the community and state,” Potter said in a statement.