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How ThredUp Plans to Spend $175 Million in New Funding
Resale website ThredUp has received $175 million in funding. The company plans to fund partnerships with…
Fast-Fashion Guilt Changing Shopping Habits, Survey Says
Nearly two thirds of 1,000 adults said they're now more likely to buy secondhand clothing to lessen…
Dead White Men’s Clothes Alludes to Africa’s Secondhand Import Problem
Dead White Men's Clothes is a brand that gets its name from "obroni wawu," a term Ghanaians use to describe…
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Fast Fashion is Flooding Thrift Stores With Low-Quality Clothes
Thrift stores are struggling to stay on top of a constant slew of low-quality clothes, many of which they are…
Gifter Beware: J.Crew, Asos Among Top Holiday ‘Returns’ Thrift Stores Receive
As revelers rid themselves of impulse buys and "gifting fails," thrift and consignment stores receive a…
ThredUp, Reformation Launch Program That Rewards Clothing Resale
ThredUp is making clothing reuse an industry-wide affair with a new platform that allows brands to partake in…
African Unions: Used Clothing Imports “Suffocate” Local Textile Sector
Labor unions in Africa are tired of clothing castoffs from the West, which they say are "suffocating" the…
Nearly Half of Consumers Feel Overwhelmed by “Stuff,” New Study Finds
A new report by Edelman Intelligence exposes how much "stuff" consumers have—and the wasteful ways they often…