San Antonio's Thrift at the Warehouse has planted its flag near UTSA, opening a 7,000-square-foot store at 9703 Bandera Rd. in the Camino Bandera Square shopping center. The new spot, tucked inside a former Fitness 365 space, marks the resale chain's fourth San Antonio store and sixth location overall, arriving with roughly 10,000 clothing units, an upstairs lounge, and a stash of curated vintage finds on the ground floor.
The Bandera Road expansion continues a rapid regional buildout for the brand, which as of this opening had operated three San Antonio locations and two Austin stores, according to MySA. The outlet also notes the drive from UTSA's main campus to the new store clocks in at roughly 12 minutes, putting it squarely within reach of students at the university, which sits on One UTSA Circle near Loop 1604.
Owner Tony Marlowe, who has built a following as what fans call the thrift king of Texas, previewed the space in an Instagram video walkthrough on August 28, 2026, ahead of the store's announced September 1 debut per the company's website. Marlowe started the business as a warehouse operation selling finds through Facebook Marketplace before scaling it into a brick-and-mortar chain. As of the reporting, ongoing interior work was still underway at the Bandera Road location even as the store had begun operating.
What Shoppers Will Find on the Racks
Inside, the store leans into a Y2K aesthetic, stocking Umbro soccer shorts, Aeropostale polos, and Ed Hardy cropped T-shirts alongside pieces sorted by trend rather than strict size or category. Many items are priced below $20, and the chain's signature fill-a-bag events let shoppers stuff a bag with clothes for $15. Once fully open, the Bandera Road store is expected to run 10 am to 8 pm daily.
Thrift at the Warehouse has also leaned into a distinctive visual identity, painting its storefronts with zebra-stripe facades that make the shops easy to spot from the road. The brand has built local buzz partly through high-profile partnerships, including a San Antonio Spurs pop-up clothing sale hosted at its Camden Street store near the Pearl, which serves as the company's flagship location in the city's urban core, according to CultureMap San Antonio.
A Sustainability Angle Behind the Racks
Beyond the racks, the company runs a zero-waste initiative that sends unsold donated apparel to a textile recycling facility, and its stores host monthly night markets featuring live music and local vendors on the fourth Friday of each month, as reported by Community Impact. The company was founded in San Antonio before expanding into Austin, where it now operates near the University of Texas campus at 1104 W. 34th St. and on South Congress Avenue at 3820 S. Congress Ave.
Earlier this year, the chain also relocated its Ramsey Road storefront near North Star Mall to a larger adjacent space at 301 E. Ramsey Rd., which houses over 7,000 items. Between the Austin and San Antonio footprints, the retailer's store placements consistently cluster around college campuses, targeting both UT Austin and UTSA student hubs.
Why Resale Is Booming Among Young Shoppers
The Bandera Road opening lands amid a broader surge in secondhand shopping nationally. The U.S. secondhand apparel market grew 13% in 2025, expanding nearly four times faster than the overall retail clothing market, and is projected to reach $78.8 billion by 2030, according to ThredUp's 14th annual Resale Report. Gen Z and Millennial shoppers are projected to drive more than 70% of that growth through 2030, per data reported by Retail Dive.
That same Retail Dive reporting found that 46% of secondhand shoppers now discover pre-owned pieces through social media feeds, content creators, and in-person browsing rather than online marketplaces alone, a trend that lines up with Thrift at the Warehouse's heavy use of Instagram walkthroughs to tease new locations. For UTSA students without a car, the store sits within the university's public transit network. UT San Antonio Campus Services notes that the school partners with VIA Metropolitan Transit to give students free, unlimited rides via the VIA U-Pass and on-demand VIA Link van service throughout the surrounding Northwest San Antonio area.
