# Charitable Shopping Sprees Shop For Japan Urges Businesses to Donate to Help Japan Relief Efforts By Clarissa Hilary Basham | Published 2011-03-25 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shop-for-japan-march-26 References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13761/shop-for-japan-march-26.html) & [shopforjapan](http://www.shopforjapan.com/) On March 26th, Shop for Japan wants a [one-day global community event](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nisa-making-a-different-locally-pink-friday) of consumerism to help in reconstruction and relief in Japan. In this Shop for Japan campaign, businesses globally are encouraged to donate a percentage of their revenue from March 26th net sales to Japan for [relief efforts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disaster-relief-efforts). Any kind of business, big or small, can sign up online for this campaign, where there is also information about the relief organizations available to donate to and posters to print out and put up in your store window. The Shop for Japan idea spurred from American designers Brooks Hassig and Kathryn Storm who have no affiliation with any Japan relief organization but just want to push forward some social good for people who are desperately in need. Photo Credits: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13761/shop-for-japan-march-26.htmlclass=FourteenG), [shopforjapan](http://www.shopforjapan.com/class=FourteenG) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Charity](https://www.trendhunter.com/charity) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Charitable Consumerism:** The trend of consumers making purchases to benefit charitable causes, creating opportunities for businesses to align with social and environmental causes while still profiting. - **Global Relief Campaigns:** The trend of businesses supporting global relief efforts, leading to opportunities for cross-border collaboration and philanthropy. - **Offline-to-online Philanthropy:** The trend of using online platforms to encourage and facilitate offline philanthropic actions, opening opportunities for businesses to leverage technology for social good. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Retail:** Retailers can participate in charitable consumerism campaigns like Shop for Japan, aligning with social causes to reach more customers and increase brand loyalty. - **Technology:** Tech companies can develop innovative platforms to facilitate global relief campaigns and make charitable giving more accessible and visible to the community. - **Non-profit:** Non-profit organizations can partner with businesses to create cause-driven marketing campaigns that promote social good and incentivize philanthropy. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Japanese Handmade Goods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japanese-handmade-goods.md) - [Charitable Shopping Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/give-freely.md) - [Social Good eCommerce Directories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socially-minded-companies.md) - [Pop-Up Reverse Supermarkets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reverse-supermarket.md) - [Sustainable Marketplace Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mercari-pop-up.md) - [Wildfire Relief Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-together.md) - [Awareness-Raising Shoe Store Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soles4souls-canada.md) - [Canadian Charity-Focused Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-charity.md) - [Shopping Basket Voting Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shopping-basket-voting.md)