2008 saw the top charity shops increase their profits by a very healthy 74% on the previous year. The economic downturn, it seemed, was working in their favour. Retail as a whole was contracting; the British weren't spending like they used to. But charity shops such as those run by Cancer Research UK-which reported profits of £16 million-were picking up some of the slack, as formerly profligate consumers started to prize value for money. On the other hand, many shops reported a drop in stock, as people felt obliged to keep hold of clothes and other items they might previously have discarded. And this, explains Richard Taylor (Cancer Research UK, London, UK), could be a problem.
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机译：2008年，顶级慈善商店的利润比上年增长了非常健康的74％。看起来经济不景气正在对他们有利。整个零售业正在收缩;英国人的消费不再像以前那样。但是，像英国癌症研究公司（Cancer Research UK）经营的那些慈善商店（报告利润为1600万英镑）正在弥补一些空缺，因为以前那些无所事事的消费者开始以物有所值。另一方面，许多商店报告库存减少，因为人们感到有义务保留以前可能丢弃的衣服和其他物品。理查德·泰勒（英国伦敦的癌症研究）解释说，这可能是一个问题。
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