Sales on thriftify amounted to 50% of physical store sales
Fadó vintage shop is located both on Bridge St, Carndonagh, F93 AX9E and online here. Founded in September 2016, it has contributed an estimated €600,000 to the local economy. We stock a range of:
Sales on thriftify amounted to 50% of physical store sales
You can shop at our premises in Bridge Street, Carndonagh F93 AX9E. It’s open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday each week (excluding Bank Holidays). Or you can shop at any time of day or night on our online Thriftify shop.
The best donations are good quality clothes for men, women, or children! But we are delighted also to receive household items, bric-a-brac, baby equipment, furniture books and shoes. In fact, bric-a-brac is a popular choice for our buyers.
Over the past seven years, Fadó has generated over €150,000 in sales income for Spraoi agus Spórt. We use this money to fund our services. Fadó income plays a key in providing materials and resources for our centre. In particular, the funds cover special needs assistants which means those of all abilities can take part in our activities. It also pays for transport for children and teenagers with a disability so there are fewer barriers to participation. The shop provides training opportunities for two Community Employment participants and one Tús participant. It also offers social interaction opportunities for 8 volunteers, who play a vital role in it’s operation. Innovating to move Fadó online via the Thriftify platform opened bigger audiences for us. We now have online customers from every county in Ireland and have sent orders to the UK, France, and Spain. The innovation saw sales figures jump from by almost €10,000 a 28% increase in sales figures. In addition, moving online opened major learning and growth opportunities for local young people. We worked with Transition Year (TY) students from Carndonagh Community School to help us get the shop online. It was a major challenge, which involved logging and photographing all the stock. It provided pupils with practical business skills in e-commerce, sustainable fashion, and digital marketing.
Good quality clothes
Bric a Brac
Over the past seven years, Fadó has generated over €100,000 in sales income for Spraoi agus Spórt. We use this money to fund our services. ADD MORE DETAILS HERE…. In particular, the funds cover special needs assistants which means those of all abilities can take part in our activities. The shop also offers full-time and part-time employment to xxx and involves over xx volunteers each year. Innovating to move Fadó online via the Thriftify platform opened up bigger audiences for us. We now have online customers from every county in Ireland and have sent orders to the UK, France and Spain. The innovation saw sales figures jump from around xx to yy/saw a zz% increase in sales figures. In addition, moving online opened up major learning and growth opportunities for local young people. We worked with Transition Year (TY) students from Carndonagh Community School to help us get the shop online. It was a major challenge, which involved logging and photographing all the stock. It provided pupils with practical business skills in e-commerce, sustainable fashion and digital marketing.
The community gains from our Fadó vintage shop in the following ways:
Spraoi agus Spórt is an award winning social enterprise based in Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal providing excellent social, recreational and educational activities for the community.
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