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ArticleNorwegian Second-Hand Trade Act to change
On April 5, the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Jan Christian Vestre, presented the government’s proposed changes to the Second-Hand Act at Bergans’ flagship store in Oslo. The choice of location was not accidental: Bergans, together with several other retailers, has been strongly in favor of changing the law. ...
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ArticleVaude launches second-hand online shop
Vaude has launched the sale of second-hand products at www.rent-secondhand.vaude.com – currently only in Germany. The offer is meant to provide an environmentally friendly, yet inexpensive alternative to buying new clothing and equipment. The second-hand web shop offers a large selection of used outdoor equipment in great condition. As a ...
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ArticleBike-flipping: to boost sales and encourage sustainability
Alejandro Pons sees great potential for reconditioned bicycles both in his company’s domestic market of Spain and abroad. Pons is the founder and CEO of Tuvalum, an online platform for the sale of second-hand bicycles, and has expounded his views to CMDsport. His enthusiasm contrasts with the current gloom in ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter back with its open-air test festivals
The German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter is kicking off the new summer season with its open-air “Freiluft” test festivals from mid-April. The series begins in Frankfurt am Main on April 13 and 14, followed by test festivals in Cologne, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden and Stuttgart. With around 40,000 visitors at ...
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News briefsUNECE and UNECLAC address the issue of second-hand clothing trade flows
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, held a virtual side session on Feb. 19 at the 2024 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches Germany-wide second-hand buyback day
Instead of focusing on new purchases at the start of the season, the Hamburg-based outdoor retail chain Globetrotter is focusing on sustainable consumption and giving used goods a second chance: from hardware to clothing, all 22 adventure and city stores in Germany will be accepting used outdoor equipment on March ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches second-hand buying campaign on Black Friday
For Black Friday on Nov. 24, the German outdoor retailer Globetrotter is turning the tables from 11 am until 6 pm and is planning a major purchase campaign for used outdoor equipment instead of a spending spree and discount battles. The big goal is to buy the 20,000th second-hand item ...
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News briefsThis Black Friday, Naturkompaniet opens second-hand departments in four stores
Swedish outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet is starting to open second-hand departments for a wide range of used products from different brands. Naturkompaniet has 36 stores throughout Sweden, and four of them will offer high-quality second-hand outdoor clothing and equipment from Nov. 24, 2023. The first stores to introduce the concept ...
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ArticleSmartwool announces Second Cut Resale
Smartwool, a U.S. manufacturer of Merino wool products for active living and part of VF Corp., and ThredUp, one of the largest online resale platforms for apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced Second Cut™ Resale, a program that allows customers to shop used women’s and children’s apparel and accessories at ...
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ArticleNew study shows circular strategies can help outdoor brands grow while reducing carbon emissions
Confirming what many already suspected, a new study released by Trove and the impact intelligence platform Worldly has concluded that circular strategies can lead to significant carbon reduction in the fashion industry, and crucially, also for Outdoor brands.
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News briefsGlobetrotter and Myclimate calculate the carbon footprint of many outdoor products
The outdoor retailer Globetrotter together with Myclimate have calculated the Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 40 product groups in a new project. The emissions from upstream and downstream processes in supply chains for products including backpacks, hiking boots and rain jackets were calculated. In addition, the average CO2 savings ...
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ArticleRebike Mobility with strong growth in the 1st half of 2023
The bicycle and e-bike market is facing a fundamental change. The ongoing professionalization of the used market, availability of young used bikes from the popular service bike leasing contracts as well as the longevity of premium e-bikes are positively boosting the second-hand market and promoting circular business models. This is ...
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ArticleThredUp making progress towards profitability
ThredUp Inc. CEO James Reinhart said he was “confident in our ability to flex our marketplace, invest in strategic growth opportunities, and make progress towards profitability” as the resale platform announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
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ArticleOutdoor brands top desirable resale items in latest report
U.S.-based ThredUp, an online resale service provider and platform for women’s and kids’ apparel, has released its eleventh annual Resale Report. The report examines the current market as well as the expected value of the sector. Although based on American consumers, it is expected similar figures would apply in Europe, ...
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News briefsSalewa launches brand concept with second-hand, repair and rental offers
Italian brand Salewa (part of the Oberalp Group) has reopened its Bozen brand store, located next to the company headquarters, after a renovation phase since January 2023. The newly designed store (realized under the creative leadership of London-based retail design agency GPstudio) premiers the shop concept developed by the brand’s ...
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ArticleTrove releases first Brand Resale Index for 2023
Trove, the U.S.-based service provider whose technology powers the resale services of several sporting goods manufacturers, has released its first Brand Resale Index, titled “Defining the Resale Experience.” The index is the first report of its kind, agnostic to the resale platform provider, and it evaluates the adoption of leading ...
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News briefsPeak Performance sponsored skier competes in a jacket older than him
Swedish freeride skier Max Palm competed in a 30-year-old Peak Performance jacket at the FIS Freeride World Tour Pro competition in Fieberbrunn last weekend, wearing a garment 10 years older than him. The move by the Peak Performance-sponsored athlete also marked the online launch of Peak Performance’s second-hand initiative, WearAgains. ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter creates lifecycle manager positions
Starting on March 1, German outdoor retailer Globetrotter is creating two new positions as product lifecycle managers. With their support, the company aims to expand existing initiatives, such as second-hand buying & selling and repair workshops, as well as develop new, innovative projects focused on extending the lifecycle of products. ...
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News briefsNew resale platform for Canada Goose
Canada Goose has launched a new DTC secondhand offering powered by Trove, the service provider who also runs the secondhand stores of Patagonia, Lululemon, REI, Arc’teryx, On and Allbirds. Canada Goose’s new authorized reselling platform “Canada Goose Generations” is stocked with post-consumer product that is traded in online. Items are ...
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News briefsMaloja’s flagship store experiments with circular business model
German clothing brand Maloja has begun a pilot second-hand clothing initiative in its flagship Munich store. The initiative has been spearheaded by intern and student of Transformation Design, Svenja. Along with existing maintenance help and repair offerings, the “Second Love” program aims to keep Maloja products in circulation for as ...
