Retail Merchandiser

Retail Associate

Uptown Cheapskate — Fayetteville, AR Full-time | $16–$19/hr + bonus potential

We're opening a new Uptown Cheapskate in Fayetteville, and we're hiring the team that will define what this store feels like on day one — and every day after. This is a full-time role for someone who wants a real retail career, not just a shift.

Uptown Cheapskate is a modern buy-sell-trade fashion store — think curated boutique, not chaotic thrift. We carry thousands of mall and luxury brands at up to 80% off retail, and we pay people cash the same day they bring clothes in. No listings, no waiting, no hassle. Secondhand done right.

About the store we're building

We believe the surest growth comes from earned trust — how we treat each other shows up in how we treat customers. We're relentlessly consistent, because customers shouldn't need luck to have a great experience here; "good" should feel automatic. Retail is detail, and detail is respect — the facing, the fit, the signage, the checkout line, all of it says we care. We fix what we touch: if you see a problem, you own it. And we treat waste as a failure of imagination — every garment we resell, repair, or reimagine is one less thing in a landfill and one more win for the local economy.

That culture doesn't come from a manual. It comes from the people we hire first.

What you'll do

Evaluate incoming clothing and accessories — condition, brand, style, demand — and make fast, confident decisions about what we accept and whyPrice items using our buying system, consistently and fairlyHave real conversations with the people selling to us, including the ones who don't love the answer they getKeep the floor merchandised, signed, and shopper-ready — the kind of "sharp" that customers notice without knowing whyContribute to social media contentHelp build the habits, systems, and standards that make this store run well on the easy days and the hard onesDo your part to keep operations simple — if something's creating friction, help figure out a better way

You'd be a great fit if you

Know fashion — brands, trends, what's current, what's notCan read a room and talk to anyone, including in tough conversationsAre comfortable making a decision and standing behind itTake pride in getting the details right, not just the big thingsWant real, growing responsibility — not just a titleAre energized by being part of a grand opening team, building something from the ground up rather than stepping into something already set

You don't need

A buying background or a fashion degree. We'll train you on everything technical. What we can't train is taste, people skills, attitude, and work ethic.

What's in it for you

Competitive full-time pay with bonus potentialA genuine path toward Buyer, Keyholder, and store leadership roles — including store management — as the store and your skills grow (we're investing in growth, though no specific role or promotion is guaranteed)Employee discountThe chance to help shape a store's culture from day one, not inherit someone else'sA team that finishes what it starts — for us, launch is just the beginning; the job isn't done until it's in the store, on the floor, out the door

One more thing

When you work here, you're part of something bigger. Uptown has partnered with buildOn and Kid to Kid since 2015 to raise money to build schools in developing countries. With the support of customers across the country, we've raised over $600,000 and funded 18 schools in Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Haiti, Nepal, Malawi, and Nicaragua. Every item that sells here keeps a garment out of a landfill and supports a business that gives back. That's not nothing.

Sound like you? Hit apply — we'd love to meet you.