Why lockdown is behind the online bridge boom in Australia smh.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from smh.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As crowds descend on the nation’s High Streets this week, following the reopening of non-essential stores, the savviest shoppers are to be found trawling charity shops and vintage emporiums for deals.
Second-hand shops were braced for a flood of donations similar to the volume received following the end of the first lockdown, as millions of us have once again had plenty of time to clear out our wardrobes.
Last summer Cancer Research UK saw a 31 per cent increase in donations, while Oxfam’s online sales over Christmas were up 90 per cent compared with the same period the year before.
The holidays may be over, but there are still reasons to be cheerful
2 January 2021 • 7:00am
The North Face x Gucci Collection
Happy 2nd January, everyone! - said no one ever. This morning, any leftover New Year’s Eve Champagne is flat and the only sparkle in our lives comes from the stray sequins that drifted under the sofa during Auld Lang Syne.
While we can all feel good about putting 2020 behind us, it’s clear that this New Year represents less a fresh start, more a final slog to the mother of all finish lines. In fact this could be the most Januaryish January ever. How to get through it?