UK charity shop profits plummet amid shift in secondhand clothes market
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Key context: <p>British Heart Foundation describes ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading after Oxfam’s retail profit reportedly fell 23% amid rise of platforms such as Vinted</p><p>Profits at some of the UK’s best-known charity shops have plummeted as they face a number of pressures, including from online secondhand clothes platforms, prompting claims that a key part of the sector’s fundraising model could be under threat.</p><p>According to unpublished accounts <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e27fbf83-5223-4443-97dd-8cb70ae5e077?syn-25a6b1a6=1">seen by the Financial Times</a>, Oxfam’s retail profit fell 23% to £4.9m in the last financial year, compared with £6.4m in the previous year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/31/profits-uk-charity-shops-oxfam-shift-secondhand-clothes-market">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
British Heart Foundation describes ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading after Oxfam’s retail profit reportedly fell 23% amid rise of platforms such as VintedProfits at some of the UK’s best-known charity shops have plummeted as they face a number of pressures, including from online secondhand clothes platforms, prompting claims that a key part of the sector’s fundraising model could be under threat.According to unpublished accounts seen by the Financial Times, Oxfam’s retail profit fell 23% to £4.9m in the last financial year, compared with £6.4m in the previous year. Continue reading...
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