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ArticleEuRIC study on secondhand clothing quantifies what we suspected
While 62 percent of used clothing still end up in household waste today, their re-use could contribute massively to CO2 and water savings efforts. The Brussels-based European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has now commissioned a new life-cycle assessment (LCA) that compared new clothing to secondhand textiles. The LCA shows that ...
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News briefsE-com start-up Velio offers refurbished bikes and e-bikes, expands into Austria
In its online shop for refurbished bikes and e-bikes, German start-up Velio wants to offer a higher quality alternative to private used gear marketplaces. Velio sells secondhand bikes and e-bikes that are overhauled at the company’s workshop in Cologne. All bikes come with a 12-month guarantee and can also be ...
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News briefsKitsbow launches second-hand online store in the U.S.
U.S. cycling apparel brand Kitsbow has launched the “Kitsbow Experience Apparel” retail store for used Kitsbow apparel through its DTC online store, where U.S. Kitsbow customers can sell their previously purchased Kitsbow gear. To use the site, sellers pay the company 10 percent of the sale price. Kitsbow alternatively offers ...
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News briefsSport Conrad successfully runs pilot second-hand collection and sales project
Source: Sport Conrad Sport Conrad NOMOI second hand products German retailer Sport Conrad has now sold the 160 used garments from brands Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja and Norrøna that were collected from mid-November 2022 as part of a pilot project integrated into the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. According to ...
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News briefsSecond-hand gear platform Rerouted offers a new subscription model
American second-hand online platform Rerouted Co. is rolling out a new service level for users of its gear and clothing resale marketplace. The new Rerouted Ultra eliminates shipping costs and commission fees and includes monthly seller tips and unlimited buying and selling support for the entirety of 2023. 500 Rerouted ...
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ArticleHaglöfs Restored is back on track
After an unexpected closure last spring, the second-hand website Haglöfs Restored is now back up and running. A new partnership with Belfast, Ireland-based apparel refurbishment service provider and advocate of the Responsible circular economy allows the company to continue. Haglöfs Restored is one of several initiatives aimed at extending the ...
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ArticleDecathlon launches buyback service in Germany
Decathlon Germany is launching a used-product “Buy Back” service in select cities. For the first time, the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer is buying back used sports products and returning them to second-use sales after successfully inspecting and/or repairing them. Customers who sell their products to Decathlon receive either a ...
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News briefsBergzeit Re-Use expanded to include outdoor clothing for kids
Bergzeit is expanding its “Re-Use” online store, launched earlier this summer, to include second-hand outdoor clothing and footwear for children. The store now offers jackets, pants, sweatshirts, shoes and even equipment such as hiking backpacks or bike bags for the whole family from well-known brands such as Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja, ...
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ArticleSecondhand market has tripled since 2020, according to new report
The value of the apparel, footwear, and accessories resale market is estimated at between $100 and $120 billion worldwide, nearly three times the size it was in 2020, according to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and global resale platform Vestiaire Collective. The report, titled “What an Accelerating ...
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ArticleE-Commerce: Secondhand marketplaces on the rise
Cross-border marketplaces are developing fast, and the C2C trend is one of the drivers.
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News briefsGlobal study by Recurate shows demand for brand-owned re-commerce offerings
The U.S.-based resale platform provider Recurate, founded in 2020, has conducted a new re-commerce study in eleven markets worldwide, together with social impact agency BBMG. To understand consumers’ pre-owned product shopping habits, the company has surveyed a mix of non-active and active e-commerce shoppers. First and foremost, the study finds ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter exhibited upcycling collection to be sold on second-hand platform
The collection of unique upcycling pieces, created and tailored by Globetrotter employee Christiane Gawlik, a trained fashion designer who works in the repair workshop at the retailer’s Hanover store, is currently on display in an exhibition at the retailer’s Berlin flagship. The eleven pieces for men and women are made ...
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News briefsRebike launches in France
Rebike, a provider of reconditioned e-bikes based in Munich, is bringing its refurbishment offering to France, now also offering refurbished premium e-bikes on the online platform www.rebike.com/fr. All models come from leading brands, are only three and up to 24 months old and have often been ridden less than 2,000 ...
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ArticleBergzeit launches second-hand platform
On June 1, 2022, the German mountain sports e-tailer Bergzeit launched its own online store for used outdoor clothing. At “Bergzeit RE-USE,” outdoor enthusiasts can get well-preserved and fully functional outdoor clothing. Second-hand shoes and outdoor gear will be added over the course of the year. “This is the only ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens second city store in 2022
On April 28, outdoor equipment supplier Globetrotter is opening its newest store in downtown Augsburg in southern Germany. On three floors and around 1,000 square meters, the store in Annastrasse offers a broad outdoor range from the hiking, trekking, travel and everyday outdoor segments as well as brand stores from ...
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News briefsCampsider raises €2 million in funding round
Campsider, a France-based e-marketplace that sells second-hand outdoor sporting goods, has announced that it has carried out a funding round worth €2 million, led by Founders Future and around 20 additional investors. The funds will be used to expand its staff in Annecy and Paris, redesign the website, launch an ...
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Halfords wants to enter second-hand bike business
According to Retail Gazette, the U.K.’s largest retailer of automotive and cycling products and services, Halfords, has announced plans to sell second-hand bicycles in an effort to enter this increasingly lucrative market. The retailer is offering customers up to £250 (€300) for their used bikes, the report said. Late last ...
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Trend ReportsGerman study: Fewer new fashion purchases thanks to second-hand shopping
84 percent of second-hand shoppers in Germany say that buying second-hand clothing has replaced buying a new garment. Another 71 percent say they spent less money on clothing because they bought used items. These are results of the current Second Hand Fashion Report 2022, for which the second hand online ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter expands second-hand sales ahead of Black Friday, now also available online
German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter, part of Frilufts Retail Europe, a subsidiary of Fenix Outdoor International, is once again hosting its ”Greener Week” from Nov. 22-27. For the fourth year in a row, the outdoor retailer is thus offering a range of sustainable alternatives to Black Friday’s unsustainable low-price sales ...
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