Welcome to Remix Market! (From left: Sen. Iwen Chu; Kathie Lee, executive vice president and CLO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; Ashley McDonald, store manager; Bob Faggella, art specialist; Josh Cohen, Remix founder and president, along with his son, Jackson; Luc Saint Preux, director, neighborhood business outreach, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; and Anastasia Koshik, membership and communications specialist, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.)
INDUSTRY CITY — Remix Market, a secondhand shop selling a variety of home furnishings, art, home goods, and more, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this past Friday, commemorating the opening of its newest store in Brooklyn’s Industry City.
The company is rooted in helping keep reusable items out of landfills, according to Josh Cohen, its founder and president, adding that most of the merchandise comes from people’s homes and businesses — “stuff that they are getting rid of,” Cohen said, “which are then brought back to life for folks to buy at heavily discounted prices.
“In that respect, it’s good for the economy, because there are a lot of people struggling to buy things these days,” he added. “We’re also creating jobs in every store that we open.”
Currently, there are 18 Remix Markets in existence, mostly along the northeast, and that number is growing every month, Cohen pointed out.
The company’s newest location, however, is approximately 4,000 square feet — more boutique, and considerably smaller than many of its counterparts.
“We chose Industry City as a location mainly because it has such a cool, hip vibe and fits in perfectly with this type of secondhand store,” Cohen explained. “We’re very excited to be here and be a part of what’s developing in this part of Brooklyn.”
“The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is proud to support the grand opening of Remix Market, right here in Industry City,”…
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