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One major UK charity shop chain has revealed it will be closing 88 of its stores by May next year, with five closures taking place across Greater Manchester.

Cancer Research UK announced it will close 88 of its stores, saying that without this action many of its shops would struggle to remain "viable".

The charity also revealed it will look to close a further 100 stores by April 2026, as part of plans to cut nearly half of its high street outlets.

Closures are also expected to impact approximately 600 staff members as well as up to 3,000 volunteers however the charity said it was committed to suppoerting affected staff to find new job opportunities if redeployment is not possible.

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