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Charity shop fans have been rocked by the news that one of the high street 's most popular names is set to close almost 200 of its branches across the country in 2026. The charity , which formed following the merging of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, currently has more than 600 shops in the UK.

"In response to the changing external and retail landscape, we’ve developed a new plan to reshape our retail operations so that we raise more money for life-saving cancer research and give customers, supporters, staff and volunteers a better experience," a statement from Cancer Research UK read this week. Content cannot be displayed without consent

It added: "Over the next two years, we will reduce the size of our core high street chain to ar

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