A new stylish boutique store has opened on Belfast’s bustling Lisburn Road – the first of its kind for the aid charity behind it.
The Concern Worldwide shop, located opposite Cranmore park, was officially opened this week and is the eighth in the charity’s retail network in Northern Ireland.
But this new venture offers something different for savvy bargain hunters who want high-end clothing and accessories at a fraction of the cost.
The shop is packed with a selection of pre-loved goods such quality clothing for women and men, as well as fashion accessories and many designer labels.
The Concern Worldwide shop, located opposite Cranmore park, was officially opened this week and is the eighth in the charity’s retail network in Northern Ireland.
But this new venture offers something different for savvy bargain hunters who want high-end clothing and accessories at a fraction of the cost.
The shop is packed with a selection of pre-loved goods such quality clothing for women and men, as well as fashion accessories and many designer labels.
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00:00So Jane, the first thing you notice when you walk in here, it's a lot different from other
00:04charity shops.
00:05Yeah, that's right.
00:06That's right.
00:07As you can see, it's a very carefully curated mixture of vintage, nearly new, brand new
00:15with tags, some high street and some very beautiful high end pieces as well.
00:23We want to encourage people to shop sustainably, to reuse where possible and we've curated
00:32different looks here to give you an opportunity to think differently, to think a little bit
00:36outside the box for what glamour dressing can be and it doesn't cost the earth.
00:44So you've been open for just a few days now.
00:46We're here on the Lisburn Road.
00:48How's the reaction been from the local shoppers?
00:50It's been incredible.
00:53We've been welcomed with open arms.
00:55People have been so excited for the opening coming this week.
01:01We've had a fabulous window display done and people have just been coming to the door
01:05saying absolutely wow, we love it.
01:08A lot of very happy shoppers this week.
01:10And in store as well, I've noticed a lot of big designer names at really good prices.
01:16Yeah and we are only as strong as our donors and the stock that we receive to process.
01:24We look after it, we get it cleaned, we try to price fairly and accurately but it's really
01:30down to the community getting behind us and donating that one little thing that's in the
01:36back of your wardrobe that you know you're not going to wear and helping us raise some
01:41vital funds for a wonderful cause.
01:44Just remind us very quickly about the work of Concern.
01:46Okay so Concern work on the ground, 26 different countries supporting 30.3 million people who
01:55are facing food insecurity, living in war areas and we can get aid to NGOs on the ground
02:03and I think you'll agree right now it's a really worthwhile cause to be behind.
02:09And just to finish on, if anybody out there is thinking about volunteering, can they offer
02:13their time to you?
02:14Oh absolutely, I would be delighted.
02:16This cannot be a one woman show, so if you've got a couple of hours to spare, a morning,
02:23an afternoon, if you can go and do a collection for us, if you can run a little fundraiser
02:28at home, even if you can just drop off a few pre-loved items, you can support us in so
02:32many ways.