Saturday 27th August will see a new look unveiled for Berkhamsted’s Hospice of St Francis charity shop.
”Love to Give” located on the High Street, and will stock stylish and affordable clothing and accessories as well as an array of home ware treasures.
The new look shop is targeted at customers who are seeking good quality, fashionable clothes and home accessories at value for money prices and will offer an intimate shopping experience in a stylish environment, staffed by volunteers with excellent customer service skills and product knowledge.
”Love to Give” is a brand new concept being launched by the Hospice of St Francis. It is the first shop of its kind in the area and a first for the hospice which has 6 other traditional charity shops in Berkhamsted and surrounding towns.
Retail Director Jackie Robinson commented: ”We are thrilled to be rebranding our Berkhamsted shop. Love to Give is a brand new concept tapping into the current trend of shoppers being fed up with throw away fashion. Today’s consumer wants something that has longevity of style and she can feel good about wearing. As the retail landscape is becoming ever more competitive we are aiming to stay ahead of the game with this brand new charity shop concept. We look forward to welcoming everyone to shop.”
”The age of the impulse purchase is over. Women are more canny about spending money these days. We are no longer brand addicts - one third have swapped costly fashion labels for budget clothes - one quarter seek out vintage finds in charity shops” Good Housekeeping Survey June 2011
The Hospice of St Francis
The Hospice of St Francis cares for those who have a life limiting condition in its purpose built building in Berkhamsted, at home and in its Day Care Therapy Unit. It also supports families. All the services it provides are free of charge but in order to be able to provide this care to the local community, the hospice must raise around £3.6million every year.
The Hospice provides specialist expertise to anyone who needs it but it costs £100k to fund just one bed for a year. It currently only has 12 out of 14 beds which are open.
Berkhamsted based Hospice of St Francis is the only inpatient unit with special facilities that allow patients to be cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
