The UK’s first second-hand clothing supermarket will extend its stay in Salford due to overwhelming demand.
Showcasing fashion collections from second-hand retailers, the Charity Super.Mkt has sold more than 6,500 items in its six week tenure, raising £52,000 for local charities.
Co-founder Wayne Hemingway MBE said: “The response to the first Charity Super.Mkt in the north has been phenomenal.
“We’re taking similar revenues to mainstream retailers which is a clear indication that there is a big change in the world, charity clothes have real appeal and people are buying with purpose in mind.
“We’d like to keep encouraging everyone to bring down their unwanted items so that we can keep raising vital funds for the charities involved.”
Through the sales at the Quayside MediaCity pop up, nearly two tonnes of clothing has been saved from landfill as well as saving more than 16,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions.
The Charity Super.Mkt will stay at its Salford location until January 28, 2024.
Charities currently trading include All Aboard Age UK, Emmaus, Havens Hospices and St Vincent de Paul.
The wider thrifty fashion movement has seen an exponential rise in recent years with Manchester-based second-hand influencer Lucy-Jane Fashion amassing more than 20k Instagram followers and the hashtag #thriftmanchester boasting 566.6k views on TikTok.
Store opening hours will be Monday – Friday 10am- 6pm (with late night opening on Thursdays 10am-8pm) Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.
Find out more about this and future events via the Charity Super.Mkt website here.
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