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Better Winnipeg: New store selling clothing for $1 a pound

May 25, 2017

The Kildonan Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) gets mountains of donations every week. The clothing spends six weeks on the rack before being sold for rags. But seeing the perfectly fine clothing ripped up for rags inspired a new clearance centre to open in January. The concept: selling those extra items and clothing for one dollar a pound.

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