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The Good Shop is delighted to welcome Vincent Morvan as its new General Manager, effective 21 April 2025.

“I am passionate about fostering social innovation and implementing best practices to maximize our social impact”, Vincent shares. “I look forward to serving The Good Shop and all its stakeholders, and deepening our commitment to:

• Enhancing human dignity and autonomy through empowered employment for people with barriers to employment.
• Educating all spheres of Mauritian society on reducing, reusing, and recycling to eliminate waste by increasing product life-cycle.
• Building the potential of vulnerable students by providing opportunities to access quality education.”

You can reach Vincent on vincent.morvan@thegoodshop.mu 

Lucy Kachale continues in executive leadership as Finance Manager. Together, Lucy and Vincent look forward to carrying out several important strategic initiatives in the coming year.

The Board of The Good Shop wishes to thank and applaud Lucy’s fantastic work of leading The Good Shop on an interim basis while also continuing as its Finance Manager. All employees have really stepped up and grown under her servant leadership, and it shows in our results:

Record results for The Good Shop

While continuing our aim to provide a great customer experience through good deals, The Good Shop’s total shop sales reached an all-time single-month high in March. Our newest shop in New Grove hit its highest-ever monthly sales since opening in August 2024. A new all-location daily sales record was set on 29 March, and the Calebasses shop hit its highest daily sales ever on the same day!

Shout out to other GOOD things in Mauritius

The Good Shop was honoured as a partner in sustainability to be invited by MCB aboard the Plastic Odyssey, a floating collaborative laboratory which promotes the repurposing of plastic as it travels around the world. We were inspired by examples of what is happening in other countries as well as Mauritian enterprises such as Helios Eyewear and Surfrider (where we had the pleasure of recently purchasing recycled plastic planks for our staff table). These companies are making good use of our plastic waste for good products, Made in Moris.

What happens to stuff that doesn’t sell?

As we get more book donations, we naturally need to clear space of books that have not sold for a while. So what do we do with them? The Good Shop provides its pre-sorted quality books, according to genre requested, to the public library system as well as libraries for detainees in prisons. We were pleased to recently make some new donations in March.

The event was held in Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa, Flic en Flac with several Companies and entrepreneurs from various sectors of activity present as nominees and guests.
An award night filled with inspiring networking and celebrating the winners of the respective categories.
A special shoutout and congratulation to Leon L’Artisan Savonnier, the well-deserved winner of the Leading in Sustainability category. https://www.facebook.com/Leonlartisansavonnier

Education is one of our missional pillars.  We recently expressed this by a presentation at L’Université des Mascareignes on Circular Economy & Social Enterprise. Our model was also provided in the context of a masterclass on social enterprises and personal mission for undergraduates of African Leadership College of Higher Education. Finally, your donations have amazingly enabled us to be onwardly generous in the area of education. In September, The Good Shop made a significant donation of its operational surplus to The Lighthouse Trust’s scholarship fund. This will help fund on average about 9 financially needy students for a year.

At The Good Shop, we care about standards to create a pleasant shopping experience and to steward well the donated goods entrusted to us. We hope you’ve noticed positive changes to our refreshed shop floors, where our teams applied their creative energy.  
We have processed 48.55 tonnes of donations in the last 5 months.  That’s a lot of stuff that may have otherwise cluttered your homes or the Mare Chicose landfill, which is officially saturated.

in case you didn’t already notice:  we opened our 5th shop in New Grove / Rose Belle! Thanks to the warm welcome of new and returning customers, we finally have a presence in the south. This shop would also not have been possible without the start-up support from MOL Mauritius International Fund. This Fund was set up with a long-term vision to contribute to nature conservation projects as well as the sustainable social development of communities in Mauritius. We share a commitment to creating sustainable employment while making an environmental impact. You can learn more about our impact through this grant here.

Got items you no longer need? Your gently-used clothing, household goods, books, or furniture could become a lifeline for someone else — and it all starts with a simple donation.

When you donate to The Good Shop, you’re doing more than clearing space at home. You’re fuelling a mission. Your pre-loved treasures help:

✨ Fund community programs and vital services
💙 Create jobs and training opportunities for people rebuilding their lives
🌱 Reduce landfill waste and support sustainable living
🛍 Stock our shelves with affordable, quality items for those who need them most

Every donation has the power to uplift, empower, and renew — both for the people receiving help and for the planet.

Drop off your donations today and be part of something bigger. Because when you give what you can, you help change what we can — together.

…‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ – Acts 20:35

Every item has a story — and when you shop second-hand at The Good Shop, you’re not just picking up something pre-loved, you’re part of something powerful, you’re part of change.

Second-hand shopping is a sustainable, budget-friendly way to find great clothes, furniture, books, and more — but when it’s done for a purpose, it becomes so much more than just a good deal. It’s shopping that changes lives.

By choosing second-hand at The Good Shop:
You reduce waste and help protect the planet
You save money while finding high-quality, unique items
You support empowered employment, training programs, and community projects
You invest in education and children’s lives, not just products

Whether it’s empowering individuals through employment opportunities or funding vital community services, every purchase you make helps create a ripple effect of positive change.

So, next time you need something new (to you), choose second-hand — and know that you’re helping write a new chapter in someone else’s story too.Give. Shop. Change lives.

We are incredibly proud to shine the spotlight on The Good Shop NEW GROVE, who has officially earned the title of Most Improved Sales for the month of March 2025! Since the shop’s opening, this group has demonstrated what it truly means to rise to a challenge — and rise they did, with energy, focus, pure joy and a relentless drive for results.

Their journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Through consistent effort, and an unwavering commitment to growth, they’ve achieved an outstanding increase in sales performance. From strengthening client relationships to seizing new opportunities, this team has turned ambition into achievement.

More than just numbers, this recognition is a reflection of their resilience, collaboration, and belief in what’s possible. It’s a reminder that growth isn’t just about where you start — it’s about how you finish and the momentum you build along the way.

Let’s celebrate their hard work and give them the recognition they truly deserve. Bravo, The Good Shop NEW GROVE — your success is a win for all of us, and we can’t wait to see what you conquer next!