Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business

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1. Thu, 20 August 2026

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     Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business

     Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’ Oxfam is reviewing the operations of its three warehouses in Batley, Bicester and Milton Keynes and says it “cannot give guarantees” on the future of its high street shops in a “difficult economic climate”. The charity said it had no plans to close warehouses or shops but insiders fear that Batley, which houses Oxfam’s main textile recycling centre, will shut as part of a...