Analysis

February 8, 2021

Social shopping apps ride to the rescue of the charity sector

The charity shop sector isn’t as dead as you'd think due to the coronavirus lockdown — it’s all happening online right now.


Like wild nights out and commuting on a rush-hour train, bargain hunters rifling through racks in charity shops seems like a snapshot from a different world. 

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