# M&S' Christmas penny bazaars raise £750,000 for hundreds of charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/12/08/mamps039-christmas-penny-bazaars-raise-750000-hundreds-charities/
- Published: 2009-12-08T08:09:11+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Marks & Spencer reports that its Christmas Penny Bazaars have raised £750,000 for
hundreds of charities across the country, including £250,000 for the Royal British
Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

 

The high street retailer held two Christmas charity events in November. The Christmas
Penny Bazaar preview event was open to M&S cardholders at 134 stores and raised 
£250,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The main Christmas Penny Bazaar
was then held at over 350 M&S stores, and raised £500,000 for local charities that
had been selected by the participating stores.

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The Penny Bazaar let customers buy a range of traditional stocking-fillers and festive
gifts such as socks, mugs, money boxes and ties for just 1p.

 

By midday that day, over one million customers had visited M&S stores, more than
double the average for a Friday morning.

 

Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman of Marks & Spencer, thanked customers. “Everyone gave 
much more than the suggested 1p per item,” he said, “meaning they helped hundreds
of charities across the country whilst still getting a great deal.”

 

The Christmas Penny Bazaars built on the success of M&S’ Penny Bazaars in May, held
to celebrate the store’s 125th anniversary. These events offered two million items
for 1p and raised £200,000 for hundreds of charities including Cancer Research UK
and the RNLI.

 

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