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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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Superdry opens at London landmark, Battersea Power Station

Retail Focus

Inspired by London thrift stores and vintage Americana, the new store stocks the brands authentic apparel collection; inclusive of glitzy partywear, Vintage Nike and Organic Denim, alongside a full range of accessories. The opening adds to Superdry’s global presence with over 740 stores in 61 countries.

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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.

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How Gen Z’s love for thrifting got fashion brands to finally embrace resale

Inside Retail

According to a report conducted by ThredUp, an online consignment and thrift store, the US secondhand market is expected to reach (US$70 billion) by 2027. Thanks in large part to TikTok and Gen Z’s love of thrifting and vintage fashion, the resale market has never been more robust.

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All treats, no tricks: US retailers prepare for biggest ‘spooky season’ yet

Inside Retail

The top shopping destinations for costumes will be Amazon (61 per cent), specialty Halloween/costume stores (48 per cent), chain retailers like Target and Walmart (39 per cent), and thrift stores (21 per cent).