A POP-UP charity shop in Reading town centre has won a national award.
The Charity Super.Mkt in The Oracle scooped the Outstanding Contribution to Charity Retail honour at the Charity Retail Awards on Wednesday, June 28.
The initiative which launched at the former Topshop unit at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London in January and has since toured the country. The Reading stop was so successful that its stay was extended.
It was awarded the gong for being the first pop-up of its kind to bring charities together under one roof. Snce its launch, Charity Super.Mkt has raised over £627,000.
The brand will also open pop-ups in Glasgow, Bristol and Bluewater this summer.
Robin Osterley, Chief Executive of the Charity Retail Association said: “It’s fantastic to be able to celebrate the many achievements of the charity retail sector, which has shown remarkable resilience and creativity this year to support their customers and plan for the future in the face of many challenges.
“The success of charity shops is largely down to the hundreds of thousands of people behind the scenes, who give their time to support charities, and it’s important for us to celebrate and acknowledge their work and effort in these awards.
“We’ve seen charity shops going from strength to strength in recent years and all of the nominations we’ve received have displayed exactly why the charity retail sector remains so important to shoppers. Congratulations to all of our Charity Retail Award winners.”
Held at the Harrogate Convention Centre, the awards were part of the Charity Retail Association’s annual flagship Conference. Other gongs included Campaign of the Year, the Environmental and Sustainability Award and the Technology Award, with charities invited to demonstrate their achievements and developments in marketing, green initiatives and technological innovations.
