The Future Laboratory

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Oxfam's London pub charges based on your net worth

Oxfam is opening a pop-up pub, The Fair Pour, in London’s Holborn on 21 January 2025, where the price of a drink reflects your net worth.

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Fashion

Oxfam and Vinted tie up for London Fashion Week

Non-governmental organisation Oxfam partnered with online marketplace Vinted for its Style for Change runway show at London Fashion Week.

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Fashion

Refashioning charity retail

Julie Neeve, project manager of new store formats at Oxfam, on the perks of housing the charity’s new superstore on an Oxford industrial estate.

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Marketing & Branding

The Dislocated World

In a world dominated by distrust, disconnection and disenfranchisement it is time for brands to take a stand and choose what type of future they want to create.

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Marketing & Branding

Open all hours

UK – Oxfam is working with messaging app Traces to help reach customers even when its stores are closed.

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Technology

Pee power

Bristol – Researchers at UWE Bristol have collaborated with Oxfam on a prototype toilet that converts urine into electricity, with the potential to power indoor lighting.

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North America

Second-hand shoppers

Thanks to the recession, Just Nots are seeking value through buying second-hand. The rise of auction sites such as penny auction site MadBid, CowBoom from electronic retailer BestBuy and eBay – which has a global customer base of 233m – has created a thriving culture of second-hand buying. At the same time, more and more people are turning to…