Customers go ethical as Oxfam high street shops’ Christmas sales ring up an eight-year high

Oxfam shops bucked the high street slump with in-store Christmas sales climbing by seven per cent, as shoppers sought ethical and second-hand products that protect the planet and raise money for the world’s poorest people. High street sales in the week before Christmas (15-21 December) were the highest since 2011, and sales of donated items on the Oxfam Online Shop during the nine-week festive trading period rose by 11 per cent. Overall, this Christmas marked Oxfam’s best performance in eight years. In a challenging year for retailers, Oxfam’s total sales…

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