Rhea Lana's of North Atlanta

Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment helps recession-weary families in the Atlanta area by providing the opportunity to buy, sell children’s clothing, toys, and furniture in one location.

Atlanta, GA - March 4, 2011- Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment Inc. opens the doors to its third North Atlanta children’s consignment event next week at the Ashford Place Shopping Center, 4776 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, a mile and a half north of Perimeter Mall. The Spring event is Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12. Families wanting to consign items or shop the sale can learn more about the event at www.northatlanta.rhealana.com.

“Rhea Lana’s is a community event which helps families stretch their budget, while allowing them to purchase high quality children’s items for their families,” said Sarah McGarl, owner of Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment North Atlanta. “Our specialty is name brand and boutique brand children’s clothing. Children’s furniture, toys and baby equipment are also top sellers.  Our event offers one-stop shopping and great merchandise for bargain-conscious moms, grandmoms and moms-to-be."

Consignors Win

Consignors participating in Rhea Lana's Children's Consignment events reap a number of benefits from the company's unique approach. Consignors can:

• Select the price of each item they select to sell in Rhea Lana's Children's Consignment events.
• Choose whether they want to sell items for half price on the final days of the sale.
• Track the sale of each item in real time using an innovative bar-coding system developed by the company.
• Earn 70% of the sale price, up to 80% with referrals, and be paid the same week the item is sold.
• Relax knowing he/she is guaranteed that the item won't be lost and that he/she will receive payment for it or he/she may choose to donate or retrieve it.

Shoppers Win

Shoppers visiting Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment events benefit from a huge selection of high-quality, gently used children’s merchandise including:

• Spring/Summer name brand and boutique children’s, teen and maternity clothing items.
• Great buys on children’s furniture.
• A selection of nursery bedding, maternity clothing, nursing accessories, infant equipment (such as strollers high chairs, car seats and portable cribs), as well as toys, children's books, video games and sports accessories.
•  Goody bags that will be distributed to the first 250 Rhea Lana’s event shoppers.

Needy Families Win

“One of the most fulfilling things we do after each event is to donate hundreds of lovely children’s items to nonprofit organizations who give them directly to families in need,” explained McGarl. “This season we are honored to be partnering with The Foster Care Support Foundation who reaches out directly to foster children in Georgia. We feel blessed to be able to once again provide this service to families in North Atlanta,” said McGarl. “Not only are we giving families a chance to de-clutter closets and earn money for their gently used items, we are also giving parent volunteers an opportunity to connect and network with other moms and dads in their area.”

About Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment Events

Headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, Rhea Lana's Children's Consignment hosts semi-annual sales through 41 franchise operations in 14 states. The semi-annual events draw thousands of shoppers and consignors across the country seeking the cost-savings of purchasing and selling high quality used children's clothing, furniture, toys and children's merchandise. The company is the first consignment sale in the country to offer on-line management and real-time tracking of merchandise through a computerized inventory system. The company has recently released its own Rhea Lana's Mobile App aid consignors in tracking sales. Founder, Rhea Lana Riner, who began this business in her living room, has recently won a Finalist Award from Enterprising Women, a national publication and foundation. Their goal is to recognize women entrepreneurs with rapidly growing companies who are committed to their communities and to mentoring other women in business.

For Interview opportunities and Media Passes contact Sarah McGarl at sarah@rhealana.com or call (404)889-4173.

For more information on Rhea Lana's Children's Consignment events, please visit the company's web site at http://www.rhealana.com. For more information on franchising opportunities with Rhea Lana’s, please visit http://www.rhealana.com/franchiseopportunities.asp

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