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Thames Hospice opens its doors on new bigger Homestore
05/12/2024 On Wednesday 4 December, Thames Hospice welcomed a huge crowd of well-wishers, customers and supporters to celebrate the opening of its new Maidenhead Homestore.
Yorkshire Cancer Research brings first value store to Castleford
05/12/2024 Yorkshire Cancer Research has unveiled its first ‘value format’ store in Castleford, inviting people in the area to purchase great value items and shop sustainably.
Celebrating the partnership between British fashion house, Vivienne Westwood, and Royal Trinity Hospice shops
05/12/2024 A Vivienne Westwood takeover event held at the Kensington branch of Royal Trinity Hospice saw customers travel from across the UK and led to thousands raised, thanks to donations from the British design house.
Charity shops to be “severely impacted” by hike in employer National Insurance Contributions
03/12/2024 The impact of the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions combined with increases to the National Living Wage, will be significant.
Campaign: Charity Shop Resolutions 2025
02/12/2024 Our first social media campaign of 2025 is Charity Retail Resolutions. This campaign encourages behaviour change in favour of charity shops at just the time of year when people are thinking about positive changes they can make in their lives.
Opinion: Preparing for the challenges ahead in textile reuse and waste management
29/11/2024 By Dawn Dungate, Dawn Dungate Consultancy. As we approach January, the textiles reuse market is once again entering one of its most challenging times of the year.

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