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G-Star rolls out secondhand programme Rewear to Belgium, Germany and France

Denim label G-Star is expanding its online secondhand platform, Rewear, to Belgium, Germany and France. Through the platform, customers can buy and sell secondhand G-Star clothing. The service is part of the brand's Repair–Rewear–Recycle strategy, which aims to make clothing last longer or give it a second life. “Our designs are made to last, so...

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Vestiaire Collective report: Second-hand market grows three times faster than new goods

According to a new study by the resale platform Vestiaire Collective and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), second-hand fashion and vintage luxury products are projected to reach a market volume of up to 360 billion dollars by 2030, compared to the current 210 to 220 billion dollars. This represents an annual growth of 10 percent, a rate three...

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Ebay acquires Norway's largest resale app Tise

Ebay has signed an agreement to acquire Tise, the most popular Norwegian marketplace for second-hand fashion and interior items, headquartered in Oslo. Tise, a mobile-first application, has over 2.5 million registered users in the Nordic countries, with more than one million in Norway. The total value of the company is estimated at approximately...

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Between attraction and speculation: The real return on It-bags on the secondhand market

Pre-owned luxury handbags now represent a potentially profitable asset for consumers. But which models are the safest for investment? In a recent report, vintage fashion platform Vestiaire Collective revealed the current resale prices of iconic luxury handbags and compared them to their original retail prices. • Chanel Timeless/Classic Bag:...

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Addictions to second-hand fashion platforms: A study reveals the risks

While addictions to social networks are now the subject of numerous studies, a dependence on another type of online platform is beginning to arouse the interest of the scientific world: addiction to second-hand fashion platforms. In Bordeaux, France, doctoral candidate Marie Boudi is highlighting the development of problematic behaviour linked...

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Podcast: Should resale websites ban fast fashion?

On second-hand clothing platforms, there are not many rules. While most platforms now have rules addressing fake products, there are no restrictions on the brands a consumer can offer. Should resale websites ban fast fashion? Source: Conscious Style Podcast

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Archive secures 15 million dollar funding to scale resale software

Tech company Archive has announced the closing of a 15 million dollar Series A fundraising, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The new financing brings the company’s total funding to 24 million dollars and will see Lightspeed partner Alex Taussig join its board of directors. The firm is dedicated to developing resale operating models for...

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Sandro launches US resale marketplace with Archive

French brand Sandro has become the latest to step into the resale market in the US with the launch of its own pre-loved marketplace developed alongside Archive. It builds on the ready-to-wear label’s already established resale programme, Seconde Main, which it launched in France in October 2021 and Germany in July 2022. According to the brand,...

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ThredUp appoints first chief marketing officer in nearly five years

Resale platform ThredUp has announced the appointment of Noelle Sadler as its chief marketing officer as it looks to sharpen its focus on encouraging secondhand shopping for younger generations. Reporting to ThredUp president Anthony Marino, Sadler joins the company as its first CMO in nearly five years and will apply her expertise in e-commerce...

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thredUp tackles fashion's waste problem during music festival season

The merry parade of young Hollywood in bucket hats, tie dye shirts and cowboy boots is upon us again but the dark side of summer music festivals extends beyond Kanye’s last minute cancellation as headliner at Coachella. The waste associated with the summer festival period is an environmental nightmare. Thrifting website thredUP conducted a...

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ThredUp/And Just Like That Costume Designers' partnership shows how far secondhand clothes have come

Last week saw the release of And Just Like That, a reboot of HBO’s comedy series, Sex and the City, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004, won four Emmy awards and spawned two movies. Today sees the launch of a special shopping partnership between the costume designers of And Just Like That, Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago, and ThredUP,...

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Arc’teryx to launch archival capsule with vintage pieces

Outerwear and equipment design company Arc’teryx are set to launch an exclusive archival capsule in partnership with the luxury marketplace, Grailed. The digital-only release will involve 7 archival pieces from past collections dating back to 2001, which have been fully restored through Arc’teryx’s ReBird programme. Items will be sold at their...