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Fast Fashion’s Race Into Resale Has Yet to Shift Its Core Business Model
For fast fashion, a push into resale is shaping up as one of this season’s hottest trends. Though investors have soured on resale marketplaces that …
Zara to Launch Repair, Resale Platform in UK
The fast fashion giant will launch a “pre-owned” offering in November, joining a growing number of big brands experimenting with such services. The move is …
Shein Joins Fast Fashion’s Push Into Resale
Shein’s newest drop isn’t new at all. On Monday, the Chinese ultra-fast-fashion giant launched a resale platform, offering American customers the opportunity to buy and …
Luxury’s Big Resale Experiment Is Just Getting Started
For the last 18 months, Balenciaga has conducted a quiet resale experiment. Now it’s rolling out the programme more widely, becoming one of the first …
Why Some Luxury Brands Are Learning to Love Resale | BoF Insights
On Monday, Balenciaga announced that it will allow customers to sell their clothes and accessories in exchange for cash or a credit toward future purchases. …
Balenciaga Is Latest Kering Brands to Commit to Resale
The luxury label is partnering with tech-and-logistics platform Reflaunt to help customers sell on their old Balenciaga clothing and accessories. It’s among a number of …
Balenciaga Is Latest Kering Brands to Commit to Resale
The luxury label is partnering with tech-and-logistics platform Reflaunt to help customers sell on their old Balenciaga clothing and accessories. It’s among a number of …
Swiss Running-Shoe Brand On Launches Resale Site in Sustainability Push
The Swiss athletic brand On is launching a resale site Thursday, making it the latest company to enter the fast-growing apparel resale market. On Holding AG, which is …
The Race to Fix Resale
Resale is, as currently practiced, a terrible business. Companies that aspire to be the middleman between buyers and sellers of secondhand clothes have two choices, …
The Next Shakeup in Resale
The already cutthroat US resale market is about to get even more crowded. By early next year, Vestiaire Collective plans to shut down Tradesy, a …
What Happens After Sneaker Resale Prices Peak?
Shoppers right now may be rethinking how much they’ll spend on rare sneakers, but Kick Game, a UK-based reseller, is investing in a future where …
What Happens After Sneaker Resale Prices Peak?
Shoppers right now may be rethinking how much they’ll spend on rare sneakers, but Kick Game, a UK-based reseller, is investing in a future where …
Hermès is Not Interested in Resale, Says CEO
Birkin bag maker Hermès is not interested in getting involved in the fast-growing second hand luxury market which has attracted some its rivals, its chief …
Snap Invests in Gen Z Resale Platform
Could resale be recession-proof? Investors including Snapchat-owner Snap Inc., software company Homebrew, as well as venture firms Floodgate and Banana Capital, seem to think so. …
Resale and Rental Companies Band Together to Lobby for Circular Fashion Policies
The RealReal, Rent the Runway, ThredUp and Fashionphile are among the 11 founding members of The American Circular Textiles (ACT) policy group announced Wednesday, which …
The Future of Fashion Resale Report | BoF Insights
Resale report banner A new report from BoF Insights reveals that just 5 to 7 percent of resaleable fashion is currently being bought and sold …
Why Brands Are Racing Into Resale — in Five Charts
Whenever Apparis, an outerwear brand known for its faux fur, bright colours and prints, used to get messages from consumers asking for discontinued styles, it …
Fashion Resale Is Facing an Inventory Crunch
When Lauren Wilson decided to start the luxury resale venture Dora Maar, the former Moda Operandi executive knew she would need a unique angle for …
BoF LIVE: The Future of Fashion Resale
This #BoFLIVE event was based on the ‘The Future of Fashion Resale Report — BoF Insights’ article. Click here to read our full analysis. Resale …