Rough Trade to donate profits from David Bowie record sales to Cancer Research

Independent retailer reacts to David Bowie’s death by donating profits to charity.

Rough Trade have announced via Twitter that all profits made from sales of David Bowie records during January will be donated to Cancer Research UK. David Bowie passed away on 10th January, following an eighteen-month battle with cancer.

All profits from our #Bowie sales during Jan donated to @CR_UK. https://t.co/vBffmQj3PJ pic.twitter.com/pId1d0WRDO

— Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) January 11, 2016

David Bowie died at the age of 69, just two days after his and the release of final studio album Blackstar. [via Line Of Best Fit]