# 'Mary, Queen Of Charity Shops' airs tomorrow

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/06/01/039mary-queen-charity-shops039-airs-tomorrow/
- Published: 2009-06-01T13:01:03+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

BBC Two tomorrow airs the first in a three-part TV series in which retail expert
Mary Portas attempts to help several charity shops improve their results.

 

Portas has already appeared in two series of ‘Mary, Queen Of Shops’ in which she
helped to turn around the fortunes of struggling independent fashion boutiques across
the UK.

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In the charity shop series she will be working with managers and volunteers at shops
run by MIND, Barnardo’s, The North London Hospice and Save the Children.

 

Portas says of charity shops: “They’re where clothes and bric-a-brac go to die and
I’m making it my mission to breathe new life into them and to make them a shopping
destination.”

 

As well as focusing on how the shops themselves operate, she is also keen to tackle
the public’s perception of charity shops and influence how consumers make their 
purchasing decisions.

 

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