The thrift store was featured in the 2017 film \u201cLady Bird,\u201d which was set and shot in Sacramento by director Greta Gerwig, who is from the area.<\/p>\n
The extended closure is to \u201cgive the customers more time to shop,\u201d as the store is currently selling all its inventory, Alkakos said. The store was purchased in July. Alkakos did not say why it was sold or who the buyer was<\/p>\n
Merchandise is 85% off across the store, Alkakos said. This sale applies to clothing, houseware, jewelry, shoes and costumes, according to its social media.<\/a><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time Thrift Town has shut. In 2020<\/a>, the store, as well as its counterparts in Contra Costa County, Carmichael, and south Sacramento, closed. The closures were prompted by a decrease in business due to COVD-19.<\/p>\n That\u2019s when the Alkakos family and a group of employees bought the El Camino Avenue location from Norquist Salvage. A year later, the store reopened as Valley Thrift Town.<\/p>\n Valley Thrift Town is owned primarily by Neeko Alkakos\u2019s father, Sam Alkakos, he said.<\/p>\n The store is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n This story was originally published September 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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