# UK charity shop profits plummet amid shift in secondhand clothes market

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-31T14:43:20+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/31/profits-uk-charity-shops-oxfam-shift-secondhand-clothes-market
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uk-charity-shop-profits-plummet-amid-shift-in-secondhand-clothes-marke-f0051a/

Oxfam describes ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading after retail profit reportedly fell 23% year on year 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. According to unpublished accounts seen by the Fin

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