Case Studies: Shops and sales of goods/merchandise

Only Connect Case Studies: Shops and sales of goods/merchandise

• Bath Cats and Dogs Home visited Helen and Douglas House for advice on how to modernise their existing shop and open more shops.
• Doncaster Disabled Peoples Alliance wanted information and advice about recycling donated furniture for people with disabilities from Brighter Futures Workshop.
• Harvest Help visited Toybox, Amersham to learn how to expand current trading arm that sells cards and alternative gifts to include more gifts, mission related merchandise and explore the import of items produced in beneficiary countries for sale.
• Heanor Salcare visited STRIDE in Leicester for inspiration and ideas on expanding their sale of re-used furniture and clothing to include ex-catalogue and end of range items.
• Inspire Nottingham's trading idea was to open a charity shop and wanted advice from Extra Care.
• PERCY, Teeside Play and Education Resource Centre visited RE-STORE to learn how they opened and operate a charity shop.
• The Relationships Centre (formally known as ARC) visited Young Minds to learn how to better launch their resources and continually develop them.
• Storth Community Co-operative Ltd visited Antrobus Community Shop to benefit from their knowledge regarding setting up a community shop and foster future relations with Antrobus.
• Tees Valley, Durham & North Yorks Neurological Alliance visited Daily Bread for information on running a shop staffed by people with neurological conditions.
• Thameside Park City Farm visited Windmill Hill City Farm as an example of a project that is similar in size and aims but is further ahead in development.

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