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Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society runs charity shops in many countries including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Ireland, and Canada. These shops are organized by local chapters in St. Louis , [ 32 ] Cincinnati area with 7, [ 33 ] Omaha, Nebraska , [ 34 ] Dayton, Ohio , [ 35 ] Des Moines, Iowa , [ 36 ] Florida, [ 30 ] California, [ 30 ...
The Salvation Army is well known for its network of thrift stores or charity shops—colloquially referred to as "the Sally Ann" in Canada and the United States, "Salvos Stores" in Australia, and "Sally's" in New Zealand—which raise money for its rehabilitation programs by selling donated used items such as clothing, housewares, and toys.
The following is a list of notable shopping centres in New Zealand. For comparison, the largest mall in Canada, the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has a retail space of 350,000 m 2. The largest in the United States of America is the 230,000 m 2 Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Name Retail format Main products Number of stores Number of Auckland stores Parent company Founded Head office 2degrees: Electronics store [1]: Mobile phones [1]: 56 [1]: 20 [1] ...
Northlands Shopping Centre, in Christchurch, New Zealand, is the South Island's second-largest mall. Founded in 1967, it is owned by Mackersy Northlands Limited Partnership. It is located in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui. [1] The shopping centre is single-level building, with over 110 tenants, including shops, bars, cafés and restaurants.
The New Zealand Drug Foundation, which tested the candies that were still on the premises, said each one contained about 3g of methamphetamine, up to 300 times the level someone might usually take.
Auckland City Mission (Māori: Te Tāpui Atawhai) is a New Zealand-based charitable trust.It was established in 1920 in central Auckland, by then Auckland City Missioner Reverend Jasper Calder, as part of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland, and responds to poverty in the city, providing access to permanent and sustained housing, nutritious food, and physical and mental health services.