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Clothes clear-outs for charity shops increase

29 / 06 / 20
TRAID read with interest the latest survey from WRAP about UK citizen's behaviours in relation to clothes clear-outs during lockdown. There are some really positive findings. Two in five citizens (41%) cleared their clothes during lockdown with most storing those items at home ready to donate to charities. It also found that more people than ever are concerned about the…
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Welcoming back our customers

23 / 06 / 20
TRAID charity shops have been closed since March when we went into lockdown and so, it was with some delight that we greeted the recent announcement that non-essential shops - including our charity shops - could reopen. Nevertheless, the reality of emerging from this state of suspended animation is trickier and less certain than it was going in to lockdown.…
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Re-opening TRAID’s charity shops

01 / 06 / 20
The Government has announced that from the 15th June, non-essential shops will be able to re-open in the UK, and that includes charity shops. We want to update you on what will be happening at TRAID. As the implications for public health due to the coronavirus crisis became ever clearer, TRAID shut our doors before the government announcement in March…
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