Charity shops: bringing in the cash, but bringing down the high street?

Charity shops now bring in £270m a year, with 220,000 of us volunteering in them. But we still think there are too many on our high streets

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Most members of the public associatecharity shops with high street decline, and 50% think a “healthy” high street should contain fewer charity shops.

These stark findings come from a report by thinktank Demos, updating its 2013 report on charity shops, both commissioned by the Charity Retail Association. Four years on, Demos says charity shops continue to be a lifeline for struggling town centres.

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xfqOof