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How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and its Environmental Impact

Retail TouchPoints

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.

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Goodwill Shutters Online Marketplace GoodwillFinds

Retail TouchPoints

Complicated Competitive Dynamics GoodwillFinds.com was launched in October 2022 in a bid by the 120 -year-old thrift store chain to grab a larger piece of the growing online resale market. This model can often provide better margins for operators than an Ebay -style auction marketplace like ShopGoodwill.com.

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Gen Z, in Their Own Words: What They Really Want from Brands and Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

The data from YPulse makes a strong case for retailers to invest in more sustainable practices, from product sourcing to packaging and shipping: 79% of Gen Z consumers agree that brands should take more responsibility for fighting climate change. And of course, we could not write about Gen Z without mentioning sustainability.

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Gen Z: Merchants of cool or brand killers?

Inside Retail

My Gucci Marmont bag from Vestiaire Collective has shipped. Bagged a pre-loved bargain, supported circular fashion and didn’t even set foot in a store. I wrack my brains to remember when I last bought new clothes in-store. Quick email check. GlamCorner has a sale. Aje has released its new collection.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

Because they’re doing the listings they’re doing the pick pack and ship on the on the outbound but those jobs are higher skill and they and they pay better. The more people each of the Goodwill sellers have to hire in their e-commerce operations. And so it actually accelerates the local mission. [48:27]