Younger shoppers are spending less and getting thriftier. Perversely, that's bad news for this thrift store operator.Winmark (WINA -0.72%), the innovative retailer of used toys and clothing best known for its Once Upon a Child and Plato's Closet stores, is seeing some stock selling this morning as its shares tumbled 2% through 12:45 p.m. ET.And why is this happening? It's never 100% certain, but my hunch is that investors may have been spooked by a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, which reported o ...

Shares of leading resale goods franchisor Winmark (WINA -0.72%) were down 16% this week as of 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.As of this writing, there appears to be no direct Winmark-related news causing the steady decline in share price. While this lack of news isn't uncommon for the notoriously quiet operator -- CEO Brett Heffes typically only offers a one-sentence comment on each quarter's results -- the 16% drop is eye-catching.Ultimately, however, I ...