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02
Jan
Harrogate charity shop to close
Cancer Research UK is to close its shop on Harrogate’s Beulah Street.
The move is part of a move, announced by the charity in October, to close 190 shops by April 2027 and focus on about 320 remaining ‘high-performing’ stores.
Signs have gone up in the window of the Beulah Street shop advertising a closing down sale, but its final trading day has not yet been revealed.
Julie Byard, director of trading at Cancer Research UK, said:
Like many high street retailers, we’re facing rising costs and changing shopping habits. To continue funding life-saving research at the scale that’s needed, we need to change.
The decision to close the Harrogate shop on Oxford Street is part of a change to our retail chain – one that will help ensure we maximise the money we raise for life-saving cancer research. If we don’t act now, many of our shops are likely to become financially unsustainable over the next five years.
The decision is not a reflection of the outstanding work of our local teams. It’s a necessary step to ensure Cancer Research UK remains resilient and focused on the future. We are working closely with everyone impacted and will support them through this change.
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