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Shelter shops launch 'Rescue and Repair' campaign to tackle UK clothing waste

August 7, 2025

Shelter shops are helping tackle UK clothing waste with the launch of an innovative new Rescue and Repair campaign this September.

A new chapter for hospice charity shop

August 7, 2025

Katharine House Hospice’s much-loved Collectables shop is turning the page with a move to larger premises in Stafford town centre.

Volunteer stories: Precious at Willow

July 31, 2025

In our regular feature on volunteers, this week we meet Precious, a student who volunteers at Willow after school and loves being part of the team.

The Hub and Spoke model: Empowering charities to drive circular solutions in textile reuse and recycling

July 24, 2025

Guest blog by Dungate Consultancy

Apprenticeships: Powering charity retail and unlocking social value

July 24, 2025

Ixion, part of the UK’s largest employability charity, Shaw Trust are delivering fully funded apprenticeship programmes

Free eBay Seller Clinics

July 22, 2025

Corporate members eBay are offering free Seller Clinics to charity retail sellers

Do SVP charity shops have a role to play in reducing carbon emissions?

July 21, 2025

Dermot McGilloway, National Retail Development Manager for the Society of St Vincent de Paul covering the island of Ireland talks about SVP's crucial place in Ireland's struggle to meet carbon emission targets for 2030 and 2050.

New charity shop invites people in Halifax to shop and donate for cancer cures in Yorkshire

July 18, 2025

People in Halifax can now shop and donate to help bring new cancer cures to people in Yorkshire, thanks to the opening of a new Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in the heart of the town.

CRA welcome The Hub Vintage Wholesale into corporate membership

July 17, 2025

Learn more about one of our newest corporate members and their mission to create a more effective, scalable approach to circular fashion.