EPSC: Why are VC's and Private Equity Investing in Thrift?

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VISTA PARTNERS RESEARCH Urgent Alert — March, 2016 Epic Stores Corp. (EPSC) PRIVATE EQUITY BUYING INTO THRIFT? Investment Banks and Internet Giants are Backing Retail Thrift plays like EPSC Dear Fellow Investor, Keep your eye on Epic Thrift (EPSC). Today, a fast-growing $16 BILLION1 trend in retail thrift has over 57.6 million Americans looking for bargains. And though virtually no one in the financial press is reporting this trend, it hasn’t escaped the eye of the investment professionals. Already Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and the Internet Giants have poured Hundreds of Millions into for-profit thrift retailers.2,3,4 WHAT DO THEY KNOW THAT YOU DON’T? My research reveals 5 KEY FACTORS this little-known multi-billion-dollar industry may turn, pun intended "rags into riches". And because of what I’ve discovered, you may want to look at Epic Thrift (EPSC). 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