Blue Moon Estate Sales News

Estate sale franchise hosts annual conference to recognize franchisees for success in 2022 and share new initiatives to better serve customers

December 22, 2022 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // Raleigh, NC - Blue Moon Estate Sales awarded the 2022 Franchisee of the Year award to Laura Melish of Centennial and Aurora, CO at the company’s annual conference held Dec. 6-8th in Charlotte, NC.

The franchisee of the year is awarded to the Blue Moon owner who not only demonstrated excellent success in growing their business, but also selflessly supports and promotes the Blue Moon system.

"Laura is an example of what it means to be a successful business owner and meaningful member of the communities she serves," said Bob Lang, president of Blue Moon Estate Sales. “Laura gives of herself by always being available to take a phone call and to help fellow Blue Moon owners. With strong customer and client experience skills, she dr…

Sixth annual Zor Awards recognizes 10 notable franchises to consider buying in 2022

February 25, 2022 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // Raleigh, NC - Blue Moon Estate Sales, an estate sale franchise in the U.S., has been named “The Top Franchise to Buy” in the Affordable Entry category by Franchise Times as part of its annual Zor Awards program. Franchise Times designed this program to recognize brands in 10 of the industry’s most exciting and accessible categories.

“We are honored to have received such high regard from Franchise Times for the annual Zor Awards,” said Bob Lang, president of Blue Moon Estate Sales. “This success will continue to push us harder to attract the best franchise candidates to our brand and deliver quality services to our franchisees and clients.”

The Zor Awards is an industry-exclusive award program appearing in the March 2022 issue of Franchise Times. The Zor Awards aids individuals in exp…

March 22, 2022 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // Raleigh, NC - Blue Moon Estate Sales, an estate sale franchise in the U.S., was recognized as a fastest-growing franchise in 2022 in the March issue of Entrepreneur.

In newsstands, the March issue now presents its annual ranking of the Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2022, highlighting the companies that saw the most significant unit growth worldwide. Blue Moon Estate Sales was ranked #82 in the U.S. and Canada and #100 worldwide.

“It’s a great honor for Blue Moon to be recognized by Entrepreneur for our success in franchise development,” said Bob Lang, president of Blue Moon Estate Sales. “This recognition is only possible due to the dedication of our entire franchise network that is constantly hard at work to bring needed liquidation services to communities all across North America.”

The Fastest-Growing Franchises ranking is based on information submitted to Ent…

I am so much happier since I said goodbye to corporate life! I have been successful, and I feel very proud of the value I am providing and the achievements I’ve made.

Toby Affuso, Owner/operator of Blue Moon Estate Sales (Northern Virginia)

Whether it’s an effect of the pandemic, taking advantage of the booming housing market, or time to downsize, people are on the move based on results from a new survey taken by Blue Moon Estate Sales.

The estate sale franchise in the U.S. recently surveyed* over 700 men and women over the age of 55 on their intentions of moving in the near future and their plan for their belongings.

Here are some of the findings:

Moving Away

Of those aged 55 and up, 19% report they are planning to relocate by 2023.A 2021 move is still in the plans of 8% of the survey takers.The top reason for moving is retirement and/or vacation home use. To Take it or Leave it? A span of five weeks to many months is the length of time 75% of respondents expect to spend preparing their home for sale.63% of respondents are planning to get rid of 25-100% of their personal belongings when they relocate.Estate sales are in the future of 26% of respondents, who are looking to downsize…