Charity shops are not a dumping ground for ultra-fast fashion, says Traid boss

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Charity shops are not a “dumping ground” for ultra-fast fashion and are still full of high-quality items, a sector boss has said. The charity’s chief executive Maria Chenoweth said ultra-fast fashion is designed “not to last”, but if it is in good condition it can still be sold in charity shops. It’s an industry of reuse and passing things on and making people happy.” Ms Chenoweth said charity shops are still full of gems, adding that a flick through the rails of Traid’s Dalston store in east London reveals items from the 1950s and 1980s as well as designer treasures. I hope in part that is also driving this sort of increased sales.” Looking ahead to the future of charity retail, Ms Chenoweth said: “Regarding the future, I think I still see really good quality coming into charity shops alongside the not so good quality, and the not so good quality, well, it sells but sells at a lower price, it just means we have to sell more of it.