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The Myton Hospices is excited to launch a Wedding Collection at their Rugby Central Shop location
30/01/2025 Join The Myton Hospices between Friday 14th to Sunday 16th February to celebrate the launch of their Wedding Collection at the Rugby Central location.
Yorkshire Cancer Research comes to Selby with new charity shop
30/01/2025 People in Selby can shop and donate to support pioneering cancer research in Yorkshire, thanks to the opening of a new Yorkshire Cancer Research store in the heart of the town.
Welcome to new CRA Corporate Member Paper Dove Company
30/01/2025 Paper Dove Company is the UK’s leading publisher specialising in the design and supply of ethically, UK produced greetings cards to charities and good causes.
Visa x Mastercard Class Action – BB Merchant Services invites CRA members to sign up by the deadline – February 10th 2025
22/01/2025 This class action addresses allegations that Visa and Mastercard imposed anti-competitive interchange fees on commercial card transactions.
Sussex Emmaus celebrates the first anniversary of its sustainable clothing store
21/01/2025 Sussex Emmaus is celebrating the first anniversary of its vintage clothing social enterprise, Outfit London Road. The charity is inviting the local community to a special late-night shopping event for the occasion.
Charity shopping trends: Secondhand gifting survey
21/01/2025 We teamed up with The Charity Shop Gift Card to gather opinions on charity shopping, focused on secondhand gifting. It was estimated that £2bn was expected to be spent on secondhand gifts in 2024. We wanted to dive a little deeper into this trend.

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