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The thrift stores dividing Australian shoppers

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:17:56
Publish Date: 2025-06-29 15:00:58
Description: As the cost-of-living takes hold, more people are turning to op shops for secondhand clothes. Among the charity shops is Savers, a US for-profit that is dividing opinions. It claims to offer a more sustainable alternative for shoppers, but some have mixed feelings about its business model. Business editor Jonathan Barrett explains to Reged Ahmad why there are questions around the retailer’s relationships to nonprofit partners even as those shunning fast fashion say it’s more sustainable
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