The Et Cetera Shop, Inc., which operates the Et Cetera Shop, Book ReViews, and Ten Thousand Villages, today announced the purchase of the Peerless Glove Factory building at 327 N. Main St.,  Bluffton, according to Arman Habegger chair of the Et Cetera Shop board.

“After some extensive renovation, the Et Cetera Shop retail store will move to the new location that will provide it significantly more space for its operation and may allow for expanded retail offerings,” he said.

The Et Cetera Shop is one of a number of thrift stores that operate across the United States as an arm of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).  These stores accept donations of clothing and apparel, housewares, and other items, sells these goods to the public, and after taking out operating expenses, donates much of its net income to MCC and, in some cases, to a local charity as well.

The Et Cetera Shop, Inc., currently owns half the shares of the 111 S Main St., building where it operates the thrift store and Ten Thousand Villages.

Now, after several years of searching and considering other options, the factory property became available, enabling the corporation to be the owner of a building that will more than double the available space for processing and retail sales.

Renovation of the new location will likely take at least 12 months.

The Et Cetera Shop, Inc., has operated under the sponsorship of seven churches in the greater Bluffon-Pandora-Lima area for 42 years.