Charity Retail News Round-Up – week commencing 10.10.22
Each week we share with you our pick of the best stories on charity retail, shopping secondhand and the circular economy from the UK, Ireland and around the world.
We also add links to relevant Charity Retail Learning courses associated with each article to help you implement some of the ideas we’re sharing
Here’s our pick from the past 7 days
Get ready for a pre-loved Christmas!
All the signs are that pre-loved will be the first choice for shoppers this Christma – for gifts, home wear and party clothes. Make sure you’re ready for a bumber Golden Quarter – and if you make a great impression with some of the shoppers who are new to charity retail and they’ll keep coming back all year round
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Charity Shop Survey – the results are in
We’re so fortunate as a sector to have brilliant insights from the CRA and from the annual Charity Shop survey by Civil Society. The latter has just been published and one of the headlines is a decrease in cash donation via shops – as well as charities starting to see a decline in donations of stock – both in terms of quantity and quality. We will need to work hard to attract to goods we need to meet the rise in demand from shoppers
Charity shops lose over £2m in cash donations in three years | Civil Society
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Right stock, right shop – how to effectively stock your shops | Charity Retail Learning
Selling lottery tickets via your shops
Increasingly we’re seeing more joined up work between retail and fundraising teams – a fantastic move as pooling talents and working together can really elevate results. Here’s an example from St Catherine’s Hospice in North Yorkshire, launching single lottery tickets sales via their chain of shops
Saint Catherine’s launches lottery – chance to win up to £20k | York Press
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Big Issue showcases charity retail
A nice article about where to find some of the UK’s best charity shops, featuring- Oxfam,Crisis,Traid, Mary’s Living & Giving (from Save the Children), British Heart Foundation& Mind
You can also search for charity shops in your area via the CRA’s Find a shop – make sure your shops are featured and your details up to date if you’re a CRA member
Charities with shops: Where to find Britain’s best charity shops | The Big Issue
Mind store launched in Carnaby Street shopping district
We’ve loved seeing the coverage of this fab new store in the heart of London’s trendy shopping district. Once again showing that preloved is definitely the coolest way to shop. Make sure you visit if you’re passing!
Carnaby to welcome first permanent charity shop | Retail Bulletin | The Retail Bulletin
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