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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.
Acorns has the largest regional charity retail chain [3] and in 2015–2016 they raised over £1.5 million. [4] Acorns now have two furniture shops in Chelmsley Wood and at Beckett's in Wythall. Acorns also have a boutique retail outlet in Station Road, Solihull and in Barnt Green, that deals in high-quality ladies' wear and fashionable ...
Oxfam bookshop on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Oxfam is the largest retailer of second-hand books in Europe, selling around 12 million per year. Most of Oxfam's 600 charity shops around the UK sell books, and around 100 are specialist bookshops or book and music shops.
Charlotte Deering can often be found in charity shops near her home in Cheshire. The 28-year-old uses social media under the name of themoneyferret to highlight thrifty gifts and cut-price finds.
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.
SVP Opportunity Shop in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in historic Anson Brown Building, Ann Arbor, MI. In Australia, "Vinnies" workers and volunteers number about 58,000. [23] Works include Conferences, Special Works, and Vinnies op shops, [24] assisting over 2,200,000 people in Australia each year. [25]
Another recent development in the give-away shop movement is the creation of the Freecycle Network.It began in the state of Arizona, United States, for the purpose of connecting people who had extra belongings to get rid of with people who needed something, organized as discussion/distribution lists, and usually hosted on one of the free websites.
Of the Oxfam charity shops around the UK, around 100 are specialist bookshops or book and music shops. Oxfam is the largest retailer of second-hand books in Europe, selling around 12 million per year. In 2008, Oxfam GB worked with over 20,000 volunteers in shops across the UK, raising £17.1 million for Oxfam's programme work. [34]