New vintage pop-up opening at Salford Quays selling everything from band tees to retro football shirts

A pop-up charity shop is opening at Salford Quays in November, offering a curated collection of vintage fashion and working with a number of good causes, including Marie Curie and Shelter.

Charity Super.Mkt will be opening its doors at the Quayside mall on Friday 3 November, with a special preview the evening before (Thursday 2 November) from 6pm. It will be in Salford until Friday 13 December.

The shop’s opening hours will be Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, except Thursday when it will be open 10am-8pm. On Saturdays it will be open 10am-7pm, and Sunday 11am-5pm.

What to expect?

The collection of clothes is made up of the very best second-hand items from charities, including band tees, football shirts, denim and other vintage pieces.

There will also be a series of yet-to-be-announced special events taking place at the store, and anyone visiting at a weekend will also get to enjoy an in-store DJ.

Some of the charities involved in the Quayside Charity Super.Mkt include Age UK, All Aboard, Havens Hospices and St Vincent de Paul. It will also be staffed by a team of volunteers with a special interest in sustainable and ethical retail.

How does it help?

This will be the first time local and national charities have collaborated on a physical store in the North, having started with roaring success in the South in January 2023. The first Charity Super.Mkt opened in a former Topshop in Brent Cross and it hit its four-week target in just four days.

In just six months, the initiative sold over 100,000 second hand items, stopped 30,000kg of clothes going to landfill, and prevented more than 260,000kg of CO2 emissions. The proceeds have helped fund nearly 200 extra days of cancer nurses for Cancer Research UK, 15 days of emergency helpline cover for Shelter, 3,000 hours of nursing care for Maria Curie, and paid for people with learning disabilities to gain part time employment through Brandon Trust.

What have the organisers said?

Charity Super.Mkt is co-founded by Maria Chenoweth, CEO of sustainable clothing charity TRAID and Wayne Hemingway MBE, of HemingwayDesign and co-founder of British fashion brand Red or Dead.

Wayne Hemingway, said: “Fashion is changing as are the desires of younger shoppers who are more conscious than ever on the impact their spending has on the planet. The North of England has always been strong on community support and charity so we’re incredibly proud to opening here for the first time.

“There are so many incredible garments and styles that would otherwise be lost to the pages of fashion magazines, but we can keep them alive, give people the opportunity to shop in an incredibly affordable way and create unique looks, bring more sustainability into their lives, and give to truly worthwhile causes – what’s not to love.”

Maria Chenoweth said: “My career and ambition has always been to promote second-hand fashion as the most impactful way to dress ourselves. The creation of Charity Super.Mkt has brought charity retailers into mainstream retail, gaining amazing locations that would have otherwise been inaccessible.”