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Charity shop chains face crisis as online resale platforms take over
Original: Many charity shops chains are in crisis, delivering diminishing (or in some cases no) returns to their respective charit
Charity shop chains in the UK are struggling, with many delivering diminishing or no returns to the charities they support. The rise of online resale platforms such as eBay and Vinted has shifted the market for cheap second-hand goods online, undermining the shops' traditional business model and prompting debate about how charities should adapt.
Why now: Concerns that online second-hand marketplaces are undermining the charity shop retail model
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- Many charity shops chains are in crisis, delivering diminishing (or in some cases no) returns to their respective charities. This crisis has been driven by the development of online platforms that have shifted the expanding market for 2/h items on-line (from EBay to Vinted). Of… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 43
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