Charity fashion to open new city spot

A MULTI- CHARITY fashion store is opening another location in Glasgow.

Charity Super. Mkt, which was launched a year ago by Maria Chenoweth and Wayne Hemingway, has revealed it is opening its 17th location in the city’s Buchanan Galleries.

Located on the ground floor opposite the LEGO store, the shop will open its doors on May 9.

Labelled as a “department store for second- hand style”, Charity Super. Mkt will be selling pre- loved fashion, including designer items, while looking to raise funds for the likes of Shelter, Cancer Research, Age UK and TRAID via purchases.

Kathy Murdoch, centre director at Buchanan Galleries, said: “We’re incredibly proud to support local charities and community groups, so to be able to add a hugely popular, multi- charity- supporting store really is great news.”

The announcement comes after the organisation opened its first- ever Scottish store at Glasgow Fort.

Wayne said: “Glasgow has proven over the years to be at the forefront of style and cultural movements and second- hand and vintage clothing has always been popular in the city.

“We’re on a journey to show that charity fashion could and should be part of a modern retail mix in the busiest of shopping centres – we’ve done it in the biggest sites in London, Manchester, Bristol and Oxford and we’re expecting Buchanan Galleries to have the same success.”

Maria added: “Charity Super. Mkt has brought charity retailers into mainstream retail as the demand for ‘ resale therapy’ grows and grows.

“We’re giving charities the opportunity to raise more funds, and that means more nursing time in hospices, more support for animals, more research into cancer and in TRAID’s case, more support for the people who make our clothes.

“It’s good for customers, allowing them to do their bit for society, it’s good for the environment, because we’re reusing and recycling, and it’s good for shopping centres, creating footfall and a broader retail mix.

“But most important of all, it’s generating much- needed income for charities.”