Bemidji Boutique Thrift Shop Hosts Spring Pop-Up Sale This Weekend

Red Umbrella Upscale Thrift, the boutique-style resale shop tucked behind NW Tire at 422 4th St SE in Bemidji's Nymore neighborhood, launched its spring pop-up sale Friday as owners Joyce Pomp and Sara Erholtz opened one of only a handful of sale weekends they host throughout the year.

The spring sale runs through Saturday, April 11, with hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Pomp and Erholtz curated the floor with seasonal clothing, vintage pieces, antiques, collectibles, and home goods aimed at spring wardrobe and home refreshes. The shop's free room in the basement, a perennial draw, offered additional items at no cost. Shoppers who arrived Friday morning had the widest selection of the weekend; early arrival was encouraged to get the best pick across all categories.

"Red Umbrella is an upscale thrift store, including new and gently used, good quality items at reasonable prices," Pomp and Erholtz said when the shop opened in the Nymore area. That positioning, boutique presentation over big-box thrift volume, shapes every sale weekend they host. Red Umbrella is not a daily retail operation; it runs on a one-weekend-a-month schedule, which turns each opening into a genuine event rather than a routine errand.

The April 10 and 11 dates are the first of several spring openings Pomp and Erholtz have planned for the month. Shoppers looking for upcoming dates, consignment information, or drop-off guidelines for donated items can reach the shop at (218) 760-5426.

The periodic schedule concentrates foot traffic in a way that also benefits the surrounding Nymore commercial corridor. When Red Umbrella opens, neighboring restaurants and service businesses along 4th Street SE see increased activity from shoppers who turn a thrift run into a longer neighborhood outing. The resale model keeps quality goods circulating through the community rather than headed to a landfill, a function Pomp and Erholtz reinforce by accepting donated items alongside their curated consignment stock.