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Charity retail is leading the way on the High Street

Our latest Quarterly Market Analysis for July to September highlights a further strong charity retail performance. Our members can download the full Quarterly Market Analysis July – September (Q3) 2019 in the members’ area of our website. Charity retail like-for-like consumer sales …

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How to Have a More Sustainable Christmas

Guest blog from influencer, Hannah Elliman | Instagram: @hannahxelliman December is my absolute favourite time of year. There are the parties, there’s an excuse to eat a piece of Dairy Milk from the advent calendar before 8am, followed by an …

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The General Election and Charity Retail

Ahead of this week’s General Election, we have produced a summary of election pledges that will potentially impact on charity retailers. Our summary is available here. Across all the party manifestos, there are few references to the charity or voluntary …

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Black Friday: The Big Debate

Two thirds* of adults consider the environmental and social impact caused by the manufacture of everyday household items – such as clothes, white goods and gadgets. So why has Black Friday garnered such a following? Because human nature forces us …

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A note from Scotland…

With the festive season beginning, charity retailers across the country are busy promoting the benefits of buying preloved items this Christmas. Our #GoodCauseSantaClaus campaign has launched for the third year running as sustainability becomes a key focus for many shoppers …

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