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Oxfam workers to take strike action in pay dispute
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoHundreds of Oxfam workers are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite will walk out for 17 days which the union...
Rare First World War naval signal book found in Oxfam shop
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA lead-lined Royal Navy signal book from the First World War has been discovered in an Oxfam book...
Buying second-hand clothes is ‘form of activism’ – Oxfam fashion show stylist
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoWearing second-hand clothing has become an act of “rebellion” for young people concerned about...
Charity shop painting sells for £25,000
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn Oxfam store logo. A painting found in an Oxfam charity shop has fetched £25,000 at auction, reported The Telegraph. The unwanted impressionist...
How to shop more sustainably for homeware
Country Living via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHow to shop more sustainably for homewareNarchie If you're already planning to update your interiors this September, have you considered getting involved...
Shoppers urged to buy second-hand festive clothes and gifts amid waste concerns
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoBritish shoppers are being urged to buy second-hand festive clothing amid concerns around waste and...
Charity shops have become a middle-class diversion – thanks to people like me
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRoyal Trinity Hospice shops new pigeon-grey shop fronts shout they are a middle-class stronghold -...
Unwanted painting found in charity shop sells for £25,000 at auction
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe painting may depict Tuke’s boat handler, Charlie Mitchell - BATEMANS AUCTIONEERS An...
Why charity shops are in fashion
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFiona Anderson is hoping to change the perception of charity shopping [BBC] The environment, the economy or simply the desire to bag a bargain. There are...
How charity shops turned from a bargain-hunter’s paradise to right rip-off
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor some, rummaging through charity shop rails is a fun hobby – the end goal being “the thrill of...