All Secondhand articles
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ArticleBrightfiber opens recycling factory in Amsterdam
The facility transforms locally sourced used clothes into “high-quality” textile fibers.
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ArticleThredUp raises 2025 outlook after Q1 growth
The US online resale platform reports 10 percent revenue increase and narrows net loss.
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ArticleVinted reports strong 2024 growth, hits €5bn valuation
The European secondhand marketplace posts strong 2024 results, supported by expansion efforts and changing global trade dynamics favoring used goods.
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News briefsSecond-hand outdoor gear app Everide is shutting down
Everide, founded in Annecy in 2021, will fold on April 30.
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News briefsReima launches circular economy initiative
The Finnish kids’ activewear brand takes a bold step toward sustainability by launching a second-hand online store for pre-loved clothing.
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News briefsDecathlon extends second-hand initiative to 70 stores in Spain
The sports retailer enhances sustainability efforts by expanding repair, rental and secondhand sales services across multiple locations in the country.
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News briefsGlobetrotter’s Black Friday goes green with secondhand initiative
The German outdoor retailer prioritizes sustainability with its ”2nd Hand Buyback Days” on Black Friday.
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ArticleSweden’s secondhand market projected to reach €4.3bn by 2034
Svensk Handel forecasts that Sweden’s secondhand market will grow 11% annually, reaching €4.3 billion by 2034 as sustainability drives demand.
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches new secondhand online shop
Globetrotter has launched its own secondhand online shop, operated entirely in-house and integrating the sale and acquisition of secondhand products into the retailer’s shop system.
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News briefsFjällräven in top position at Tradera
Fjällräven has ranked first in both the overall apparel industry category and the outdoor apparel category in the Circular Brands 2024 annual report from Tradera, Sweden’s largest second-hand marketplace. The Tradera Circular Brands 2024 is a report that showcases the clothing brands that are most valued on tradera.com and are ...
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News briefsPeak Performance publishes 2023 sustainability report
Amer Sports brand Peak Performance has published its new Sustainability Performance 2023 report. It highlights key achievements, progress in key business areas and sustainability initiatives and performance. “Designing for circularity, longevity, and ethical production is key to our ESG goals and securing our brand’s enduring legacy for future generations of ...
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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 ...
