Name of business: Redemption Global Wholesale Outlet
Type of business: Non-profit department store
Specialty: New, brand name items
Location: 201 Lander Ave., Turlock
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sunday
Contact: (209) 232-9680 or support@redeemedglobal.com
History of business:
The racks and shelves at the former home of the iconic Bilson’s Sports Shop at 201 Lander Ave. in Turlock are once again full thanks to a non-profit organization and its new overstock department store.
Redemption Global was founded just over a year ago by Jennifer Sweet and her family, with the mission of helping organizations provide relief and assistance to folks in need. The store raises funds for different projects, which includes partnerships with Gateway Community Church in Merced’s child care program as well as adopting families at the Haven’s Women’s Center.
The store features brand name items from stores like Target, Walmart, Costco and other nationwide retailers. Sweet explained that retailers are quick to get rid of inventory as the seasons and trends change, listing bulk inventory in online auctions. That’s where she comes in, acquiring products and selling them in the store at a significant discount. The space is filled with clothes and accessories for women, men, children and babies. There is also an abundance of household goods.
Redemption Global Wholesale Outlet opened in February 2023, just months after the closure of Bilson’s. The family-owned sports retailer closed after six decades due to difficulty competing with ecommerce and bigger box stores.
Also moving inside the space a few months after was MS Coins, owned by Sweet and her cousin, Samuel Marshall. The shop was originally located on Center Street from 2012 to 2023. It was there that they were inspired to start the non-profit.
“We've been in business for a while in Turlock,” Sweet explained. “We get a wide variety of folks that come through our shop, because we do the coins and we do cash for gold. So we’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the people who have plenty of money at the top of the scale, and they're buying and selling gold coins and silver, but at the same time, we see the people coming in with scrap jewelry, just trying to make it to the end of the month or trying to make a car payment or trying to get through Christmas. We see the need in our area, and we just wanted to move in a direction where we could help and make a difference. It was always sort of in the back of our minds to do something. We provide low-cost items, but they're good quality. It’s things people like and it all helps the community.”
“The coin shop is our business, and the non-profit is our passion, so the shop will be the anchor of the operation.”
Sweet shared that they are hoping to expand their selection in the near future.
“We’ve been buying products from a few places, but we want to get to a point where there’s stuff from all kinds of different stores,” she said.
They are also in the process of adding a thrift section.
“We’ve started to offer a small thrift section in addition to the brand new items and signature stuff that we already have,” Sweet said. “Just last week we started taking our first donations. It’s just another way to offer even more items at an even more reasonable price point and put towards making a positive impact in our community.”
