SOFII's Choice(s)

[Among other supportive initiatives] 200 permanent and 150 temporary charity shops were opened to benefit the fund. The stocks were made up entirely of donated items. The phenomenon of a chain of charity shops between 1939 and 1945 pointed the way for the subsequent massive growth in charity shops over the following years. It is estimated that there are now more than 7,500 charity shops in the U.K.