Consumer Returns Thrift Store 
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 22, 2025
Nestled in a back parking lot of the industrial waterfront that lines Brooklyns Gowanus Canal is an absolutely fantastic thrift store of the old school a sprawling warehouse filled to the brim with used goods organized in a somewhat jumbled manner by general category. And thats where Thriftly comes in.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 4, 2022
As retailers have struggled to navigate changes in consumer behavior and economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, one area has seen continued growth: recommerce. Recommerce checks many boxes for both consumers and businesses. Why the strong growth, particularly during a time of economic upheaval?
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Inside Retail
JANUARY 15, 2023
These are some common factors that motivate players to continuously return to achieve milestones. This in-game action is a subtle reference to the environmental impact of textile waste globally and to change consumer behaviour, we need to learn new habits. In an effort to connect with a portion of an estimated user base of 58.8
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2024
A few years ago, buying resale online was still something that had to be sold to consumers. But as ThredUp ’s 12th annual Resale Report shows, the need for a hard sell is over — consumers of all ages have clearly bought into the idea, with secondhand apparel sales growing 15X faster than the broader retail clothing sector in 2023.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Goodwill is the OG of thrift stores,” said Matthew Kaness, a retail OG in his own right, who recently joined as CEO of GoodwillFinds.com. With the scale of the of the operation — $4 to $5 billion a year, mostly store-based — it feels like the giant has woken up and is now looking to take its rightful place. The OG Advantage.
I Vend
APRIL 22, 2024
Thrift shopping continues to grow in popularity, particularly with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. For retailers, thrift stores have become part of the ‘mainstream’, managed with many of the key disciplines of ‘regular’ retail. But thrift retail also has its own unique characteristics and store performance indicators.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 28, 2022
The rest can be returned to the sender or recycled responsibly. But, after 10 or 15 years, we can be inspired by Marie Kondo to reorganise our lives and that custom-made item gets sent to the thrift store – because in our minds it’s too good to throw away.
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