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Resale platform Poshmark appoints first chief product officer

US-based resale marketplace Poshmark has named Heather Friedland as its first chief product officer. In this newly created role, Friedland has been tasked with overseeing the company’s product strategy, roadmap and execution as it looks towards its next phase of growth. Friedland joins the company from Ancestry, where she also served as chief...

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New BFC report underlines commercial benefits of repair and resale

A new report by the British Fashion Council (BFC), in partnership with management consultancy Clarasys, has outlined the commercial and strategic benefits of implementing repair and resale initiatives into a business. The report, titled ‘Customer-Centric Growth: A Playbook for Scaling Repair and Resale in Fashion’, stated that while circularity...

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Fashionphile acquires Luxe Collective to launch in the UK

US-based luxury resale platform Fashionphile has acquired the intellectual property, customer database and social media channels of luxury British pre-loved marketplace Luxe Collective, which was forced to shut down earlier this year following a break-in at its warehouse, where it was reported that over 500,000 pounds in stock was stolen. In a...

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G-Star rolls out secondhand programme Rewear to Belgium, Germany and France

Denim label G-Star is expanding its online secondhand platform, Rewear, to Belgium, Germany and France. Through the platform, customers can buy and sell secondhand G-Star clothing. The service is part of the brand's Repair–Rewear–Recycle strategy, which aims to make clothing last longer or give it a second life. “Our designs are made to last, so...

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Vestiaire Collective report: Second-hand market grows three times faster than new goods

According to a new study by the resale platform Vestiaire Collective and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), second-hand fashion and vintage luxury products are projected to reach a market volume of up to 360 billion dollars by 2030, compared to the current 210 to 220 billion dollars. This represents an annual growth of 10 percent, a rate three...

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SecondSense secures funds to make luxury resale more accessible

SecondSense, the data-driven secondhand luxury marketplace, has closed an oversubscribed 2 million US dollar institutional round, led by Outlander VC. The platform, which officially launched this summer, has become known as the authority resale price index for secondhand luxury handbags, as its technology tracks millions of data points to...

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Gen Z pave the way for resale fashion going mainstream in the US

The secondhand market for fashion in the United States is booming, as 93 percent of consumers have purchased a secondhand item over the past year, according to the 2025 Recommerce Report by OfferUp in partnership with GlobalData, and Gen Z is reportedly at the forefront of this growth. Secondhand shopping has reached mainstream acceptance, with...

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Depop launches moodboard-inspired feature to expand socially-driven experiences

Resale platform Depop has expanded its features to include a moodboard-inspired experience that allows users to create a selection of products that they can then purchase in one go. Dubbed ‘Outfits’, the new in-app service acts as a styling and collaging tool through which shoppers can put together full looks using any listed item and then...

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Ebay acquires Norway's largest resale app Tise

Ebay has signed an agreement to acquire Tise, the most popular Norwegian marketplace for second-hand fashion and interior items, headquartered in Oslo. Tise, a mobile-first application, has over 2.5 million registered users in the Nordic countries, with more than one million in Norway. The total value of the company is estimated at approximately...

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ThredUp rebrands to align with growing secondhand market

Resale platform ThredUp has unveiled a new brand identity to help it align with the growing prominence of secondhand showing and the evolving consumer. The rebrand itself particularly pertains to ThredUp’s consumer-facing operations, which are now defined by a cleaner, more elevated look for the modern shopper. At the core is a new ‘infinity’...

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Between attraction and speculation: The real return on It-bags on the secondhand market

Pre-owned luxury handbags now represent a potentially profitable asset for consumers. But which models are the safest for investment? In a recent report, vintage fashion platform Vestiaire Collective revealed the current resale prices of iconic luxury handbags and compared them to their original retail prices. • Chanel Timeless/Classic Bag:...

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Over quarter of a million pounds worth of stock stolen from Break Archive store

Resale company Break Archive has reported what is now its second break in, this time at its London showroom where around 350,000 pounds of stock was stolen. A total of 120 luxury vintage bags from brands including Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci were among the products taken from the retailer’s store in Mayfair on Monday night. Speaking to ITV...