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What were previously unwanted and undesirable items dumped at a thriftstore have become valued as pre-loved items, full of potential for their next owner. The credentials to create a more sustainable future were never seriously acknowledged, but this has become a key selling point for pre-loved fashion.
Unlike conventional retail, where stock is predictable and replenished regularly, thriftstores and resale platforms offer the sense of adventure and unpredictability. As a result, consumers are turning and looking to second-hand shopping as a more sustainable alternative to fastfashion.
The resale market is growing 11 times faster than traditional retail and is expected to reach $84 billion by 2030, far eclipsing the predicted $40 billion market for fastfashion. . Levi’s marketers astutely recognized this trend during the pandemic and debuted Levi’s SecondHand in October 2020.
An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fastfashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities.
Purchasing secondhand online also opens up this world to many new consumers who had found thriftstores unappealing or intimidating, and much of that tech is just at the beginning of its journey as well. “A The Americas Trade and Investment Act (Americas Act for short) is designed to promote economic potential in the U.S.
ThredUp’s 2022 Resale report shows that the secondhand market in the US is expected to more than double by 2026, taking its value to an estimated $82 billion in just four short years. It’s likely the technology to overcome this challenge will advance just as quickly as the resale market. Fast (preloved) fashion.
Americans are Making Use of Reduced Clothing Prices, ThriftStores, & Second Hand Market Places. Worryingly, on an environmental level, one-in-ten are turning to “fastfashion” apparel more than ever due to such cheap prices. Additionally, 18 percent are cutting down on designer clothes and accessories.
Where I once hid my habit for thriftstore shopping and slinked into charity stores incognito and inconspicuously along the walls, I now proudly thrift every second weekend with my Gen Z kid and tweet about it afterwards. They’re set to account for 40 per cent of the global luxury fashionmarket alone by 2025.
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