# Oxfam GB partners with Thriftify after 292% listings lift

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/08/28/oxfam-gb-partners-withthriftify-after-292-listings-lift/
- Published: 2026-08-28T08:24:24+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Oxfam GB has signed an enterprise agreement with Thriftify, the omni-channel listing
platform built for resale, following a pilot in which the platform grew Oxfam’s 
average daily online listings per lister by 292%.**

The pilot also lifted average sale price by **24%** month on month and cut pick 
and pack time per order by 51%, according to Thriftify’s case study.

## What the technology does

Thriftify’s platform uses artificial intelligence to turn a photograph of a donated
item into a full marketplace-ready listing, then publishes it across several channels
at once. During [the Oxfam pilot](https://thriftify.com/case-studies/oxfam-gb), 
listing data per item grew by up to 1,200%, with size grids, fabric composition,
fit, rise, season and eBay item specifics completed automatically.

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Those are the fields eBay’s search algorithm rewards, which is the stated reason
items sold both faster and at higher prices. The tool helps charity retailers describe
donated stock accurately enough to be found. To date this has involved a labour 
cost, whether paid staff or volunteers, that reduced the net value of items sold.
Workflows combining text, photographs, pricing, and warehouse operations resulted
in a limit on the number of items that could be processed, together with inconsistencies
in listings.

![Items donated to Oxfam with images and descriptions using Thriftify](https://wfay6x.
infiniteuploads.cloud/2026/08/thriftify-oxfam-202608-1.png)

Image: Oxfam

## Context

[Oxfam](https://fundraising.co.uk/tag/oxfam/) opened its first permanent charity
shop at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, in 1947, and remains one of the country’s largest
resale businesses. UK charity retail generates more than £387 million in profit 
a year across over 10,000 shops, according to the Charity Retail Association. Online
resale is the fastest growing part of that trade.

**Julie Tyrrell**, Head of E-commerce and Retail Sustainability at Oxfam GB, said:

“Thriftify’s platform is enabling us to list more items, sell them at a higher average
sale price and a faster sell through rate.”

**Rónán Ó Dálaigh**, Chief Executive of Thriftify, added:

“Oxfam GB is the original charity retailer and is one of the UK’s largest resale
businesses. Being chosen as their partner for their next stage of growth and AI-
adoption is the strongest possible validation of our solution.”

![Donated goods categories on Oxfam's website](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
2026/08/thriftify-oxfam-202608-2.png)

Image: Thriftify

Thriftify works with charity retailers and resale operators across the UK, Europe,
the Middle East and Australia.

 * **[Oxfam announces retail strategy overhaul to boost online focus](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/03/11/oxfam-announces-retail-strategy-overhaul-to-boost-online-focus/)(
   11 March 2022)**

 * **[M&S partners with Oxfam to trial recycling donated unwearable clothes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/04/22/ms-partners-with-oxfam-to-trial-recycling-donated-unwearable-clothes/)(
   22 April 2024)**

 * **[Oxfam looks to increase unrestricted income with more investment in legacies and regular giving](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/12/19/oxfam-looks-to-increase-unrestricted-income-with-more-investment-in-legacies-regular-giving/)(
   19 December 2024)**

 * **[Resale sites hit charity shop donations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/09/09/resale-sites-hit-charity-shop-donations/)**(
   9 September 2026)
 * **[Richard E Grant fronts Oxfam’s Second Hand September](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/09/17/richard-e-grant-fronts-oxfams-second-hand-september/)**(
   17 September 2026)
 * **[All that chazz](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/09/25/all-chazz/)** (25 September
   2006)
