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The Charity Retail Association are delighted to announce that The Air Ambulance Service Shop in Melton Mowbray has been crowned the winner of the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Award! The East Midlands charity shop claimed the winning title at the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner, held in London on 19 November. The shop was one of 12 area winners in the running to receive the title. Two runners up were also announced on the night, with St Peter’s Hospice, Bristol, and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, Godalming taking home the titles. The…

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The Charity Retail Association (CRA), the UK’s trade association for charity shops, has launched its new strategic plan describing its planned activities over the next three years. CRA’s new statement of purpose is: “To lead and support the sector, inspiring everyone to be involved in charity retail and to understand its social, environmental and economic value in a changing world.” Against a complex and challenging background for retail as a whole, and charity retail in particular, and after extensive consultation with both internal and external stakeholders, the following items have…

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The Charity Retail Association are delighted to announce that the following twelve charity shops have taken the title of area winner in The UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards. The shops, based in each of the nine English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, were chosen by the public after being shortlisted from more than 6,500 public nominations.   Area winners  East of England: St Helena Books, Brew and Boutique shop in Colchester  East Midlands: The Air Ambulance Service shop in Melton Mowbray  London: Royal Trinity Hospice shop in Fulham  North East: Tynedale Hospice At Home shop in Hexham  Northern…

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Charity shop income remained steady at the start of 2024 following record sales last year, research from the Charity Retail Association shows. Like-for-like in-store income grew by 0.8% in January-March 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, whilst the average transaction value increased by 4.2%.  Strong online sales boosted total charity shop income in the face of severe weather and reduced footfall according to the Charity Retail Association’s Quarterly Market Analysis report, with sales through online channels increasing by 14.3% compared to January-March 2023. The charity retail sector faced…

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