But with many items now costing in excess of £100, charity shops have come under fire for abandoning their traditional customer base in a bid to attract label hunters with deep pockets. Originally, the idea behind charity shops was to take stuff people …

There are items we think about purchasing that we don't need, but we really want. Sometimes we go ahead and make those purchases, and consider them a “splurge”. A Spectrem's Millionaire Corner survey of affluent investors reveals that 55 percent like …

Currently, Wal-Mart operates 10 stores in the country and plans to open two Sam's Club locations every year from 2014. Sam's Club earns revenues mostly from its membership fees rather than sales. Moreover, Sam's Club shelves items which the local …

Business Monitor see long-term potential in the Chinese consumer market, particularly for non-essential items and aspirational purchasing by a growing, affluent middle class. Business Monitor forecast the average net household income will be US$13,333 …

Once registered, clients can visit once a month to select any food and household items they want up to "an upper limit.'' Sudbury … Some town clergy, he said, were surprised to learn an affluent community like Sudbury even had a food pantry. "People …

Using these two levels and the MBS Items Statistics Reports, we can compare the number of people who went to their GP for something that was obvious and straightforward against the number of people who went for something that wasn't as clear cut. In …

If you live in Ann Arbor, your tax bill includes line items for the State Education Tax, the Ann Arbor Public Schools, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, and Washtenaw Community College. More than 20 years ago – when I first … Because of …

Walmart's international expansion of its Sam's Club chain, which in China targets increasingly affluent customers in the country's largest cities, is a key part of the US retailer's strategy to offset stagnant sales in its home market. You need …

In some cities and more affluent towns, scenes such as this are becoming increasingly common, as charity wardrobe chic pushes prices up and moves charity shops out of the reach of poorer people, a reversal of the original goal of creating a win-win …