Charity Retail Association asks generous public to ‘be thoughtful’
Monday’s reopening of non-essential outlets in England saw record sales at many charity shops. The British Heart Foundation recorded more than £1m in sales, with “furniture proving particularly popular”, The Guardian says.
The Salvation Army made record sales on Monday, Oxfam reported a 77% rise compared with 2019 and Cancer Research UK took half a million pounds – “more than double what it was expecting”, the BBC reports.
With customer numbers and item donations on the rise, the Charity Retail Association is asking donors to “think before giving”.
“We have two asks of the generous public,” said chairman Robin Osterley. “Be thoughtful – is this stuff you’d be prepared to buy yourself? And the second is to contact the shop before you roll up with armfuls of goods.”
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