Charity shop one illustration of their support for the charity sector and the role of charity shops in raising funds for charities. Charities can apply for discretionary relief on the remaining 20%, which is an occasional source of criticism from retailers which have to pay in full. In Australia, major national opportunity shop chains include the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (trading as Vinnies) which operate 627 shops across Australia, Anglicare Shops, that currently operate in 19 locations across Sydney and the Illawarra also various locations around Australia, the Salvation Army (trading as Salvos), the Red Cross, MS Australia, and the
Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop is an annual pop-up shop which sells christmas cards in Ealing, West London to support charities. The shop was founded in 1985 by Sue Green and the late Pat Harvey in 1985. They were mothers in Ealing and found that there was no shop of this sort within a convenient travelling distance. They started one which was staffed by volunteers like them. The enterprise has since sold about 5 million cards, raising over £500,000 for over 100 charities. In 2011 the shop operated out of vacant premises in Bond Street,