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Urban Outfitters Launches New Platform for Vintage and Upcycled Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

Urban Outfitters has revamped its secondhand offerings into a new centralized Vintage + Remade hub, featuring a selection of vintage goods curated by the Urban team as well as used apparel that has been repaired and restored.

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To Speed Expansion, Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds adds Walmart, Office Depot Execs to C-Suite

Retail TouchPoints

GoodwillFinds — the new resale marketplace from nonprofit thrift store chain Goodwill — has added two retail veterans to its C-suite and onboarded three new Goodwill member organizations (representing more than 50 retail stores) to the platform. like Air Jordans,” Kaness shared in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “So

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What Recommerce can Teach Retailers About New Consumer Behaviors and Future-Proofing Sales

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, apparel resale revenues are growing 24 times faster than retail apparel sales. . ThredUP, which calls itself one of the largest online thrift stores, reports that 33 million consumers bought secondhand apparel for the first time in 2020. . Understanding the Resale Phenomenon.

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Immersive Queen store opens on Carnaby Street

Retail Focus

The ‘Queen The Greatest’ store will take visitors on a journey over 2 floors, from 70s thrift store (Freddie and Roger had a stall in Kensington Market), 80s iconic live performances and tours, 90s record store, 00s DVD homage through to 2010s tech concepts. Doug Peters/PA Wire. Doug Peters/PA Wire.

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The rise of second-hand shopping in Australia: A cultural and economic shift

Inside Retail

Unlike conventional retail, where stock is predictable and replenished regularly, thrift stores and resale platforms offer the sense of adventure and unpredictability. The second-hand apparel market in Australia is predicted to grow from $578.10 million in 2023 to an estimated $1,598.37 per cent.

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Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

Retail TouchPoints

While the pandemic had a chilling effect on apparel sales as a whole, the resale sector was blazing hot: it grew 29% in 2020 to capture $9 billion in U.S. Clark isn’t exaggerating: 33 million consumers bought secondhand apparel for the first time in 2020, according to the report.

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Game on: How H&M is bringing fast fashion to the metaverse

Inside Retail

It’s the latest apparel company to set up a virtual environment on the platform where players can style their avatar and run or scoot around Loooptopia districts collecting tokens. . Currently, disposing of unwanted clothing items means many pieces end up in local landfills, thrift stores or shipped to developing countries.