Reading Charity Super.Mkt from 24th March

DATE

March 23, 2023

Design legend Wayne Hemmingway MBE chats to us ahead of a charity retail highlight at The Oracle this month

We love vintage shopping here at R&A. How do you fancy some resale therapy this month, while helping great causes, and the planet?

The Charity Super.Mkt is a concept for social and environmental good, where people can shop the best of charity retail all in one place.

You’ll find a mix of household names and local favourites, brought together as a purposeful collective.

In January, Charity Super.Mkt opened in London’s Brent Cross Shopping Centre, for a 31-day stint, extended due to popular demand. The projected turnover for the month-long pop-up was surpassed on day four and is set to reach 10 times its original target and organisers hope for a similar smash-hit with the Reading highlight.

We caught up with the design legend Wayne Hemmingway MBE…

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