Tag: retail

8th December, 2022

How your charity can make the most of the festive shopping season

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. If the adverts on TV weren’t a huge giveaway. We’ve already talked about how you can ramp up your festive marketing, but now we want to turn our attention to how your charity shop can make the most of the shopping experience....

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6th October, 2022

Are charities the future of the British high street?

The state of the high street is a far cry from what it was even just a few years ago. What was already in decline according to some was fast-tracked thanks to the pandemic. In 2020, British high streets lost 11,000 shops. Now, it isn’t unusual to see once occupied...

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8th September, 2022

Are you missing out on these charity and fundraising trends?

Every charity’s goal is a noble and altruistic one. They set out to help those who need it most, and ask nothing in return. When you look at it like this, it paints an inspiring picture of what humanity will do. But, unfortunately, charities are still businesses. At the end...

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25th August, 2022

Is your charity making the most of its data?

Data makes the world of retail go round. It’s how you offer seamless customer experiences, stay organised, improve profits, and track trends. And for the third sector, data has completely changed it. Every charity will already be capturing a lot of valuable information about sales, donors, or beneficiaries. But what’s...

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18th August, 2022

3 tips to better manage your charity shop’s stock

For any retail business, stock control is essential. To be as profitable as possible, you need to know what stock you currently have and what your customers are buying most. And this is no different for charity retailers. Except you also have to rely on the donations of others. So...

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28th July, 2022

Four common problems that are slowing your volunteers down

What do your charity shop volunteers get up to in their day to day? They turn up for the day, open up the shop, man the tills, organise the stock, and take donations. Maybe it’ll be a relatively quiet and peaceful day. Other times it might be hectic with people...

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23rd June, 2022

Charity retail trends: is charity shopping changing?

The pandemic caused a real shake-up in the third sector. It forced charity shops to change how they operated overnight. But it brought about changes that were already happening anyway. Charity retail has been shifting for some time; it just came about sooner than expected. Now that we’re post-pandemic and...

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16th June, 2022

How your charity can be more environmentally conscious

As a charity, you’re already doing a lot of good. You’re automatically a pro-social cause, whether what you do is for the poor, the sick, animals, or anything in this vast spectrum. But when it comes to the environment, everyone in the third sector can play their part. There are...

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9th June, 2022

Tips for helping your charity’s staff and volunteers embrace change

Charity shops are no strangers to change. You’ve adapted over the years to advances in technology and shifts in consumer needs. But just as you think you’ve found your feet, a new piece of technology, legislation, or global pandemic comes along to shake everything up. That’s the double-edged sword that...

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26th May, 2022

What data can do for your charity

You can’t escape the digital revolution. And the third sector is no exception. Having the right digital skills and a considered strategy is going to be crucial in this decade. But only 1 in 10 charities consider themselves to be equipped to deal with their digital future. And 88% aren’t...

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