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Video: How AI is changing the landscape of secondhand retail at Goodwill

Goodwill processes over 4.4 billion pounds of donations annually, the majority of which is cleaned, priced, and sold through its extensive network of retail stores. For many resellers, discovering and flipping valuable Goodwill finds has historically provided a path to significant financial gain. However, Goodwill is increasingly leveraging...

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SMART & Goodwill partner with the 2026 Textile Recovery Summit

SMART (Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles) and the non-profit thrift store chain Goodwill have partnered with the Textile Recovery Summit for its 2026 edition. Taking place February 23 to 25 in San Diego, California, the summit will be held alongside both the Plastics Recycling Conference and the Resource Recycling Conference for the...

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ShopGoodwill.com to bring thrift to the catwalk at NYFW

ShopGoodwill.com, the e-commerce auction platform created, owned, and operated by the Goodwill non-profit organisation, is teaming up with fashion designer Evan Hirsch to bring thrifted Goodwill treasures to the catwalk during New York Fashion Week for the first time. Hirsch, known for his viral transforming dresses and sustainable approach to...

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Goodwill and Reju to collaborate with WM on multi-year textile recycling initiative

A new collaboration aims to develop a model for regional textile collection, sortation, reuse and recycling that intends to divert non-wearable textile materials from the waste stream across the North American continent. Non-profit organisation Goodwill and materials regeneration company Reju have partnered with WM, an environmental solutions...

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Goodwill Industries launches two million dollar textile recycling project at first sustainability summit

We are quickly entering the age of regulation. And as we arrive at this next destination, it's imperative that we do so well prepared and with tangible next steps to ensure effective execution. That was the mindset of those who took part in last week’s two-day Goodwill Sustainability Summit, at least, where both private and nonprofit industry...

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Retail

Galia Lahav donates designer wedding gowns to Goodwill Industries International

Bridal and evening wear designer Galia Lahav has donated seven wedding gowns from her fashion house’s latest collection to Goodwill, the largest nonprofit workforce development network in North America. Inspired by a viral TikTok video showing a student discovering a couture Galia Lahav wedding dress at a Birmingham, Alabama, Goodwill store,...

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Maxwell Osborne joins Goodwill NYNJ board

Non-profit organisation Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ), which operates retail stores throughout the region powered by donations of clothing and household items, has appointed two new members to its board of directors. Goodwill NYNJ named Ana Buitrago and fashion designer Maxwell Osborne to...

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Fashion

Goodwill donates discarded NYC marathon clothing

Over 52 thousand runners participated in the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. As is typical for November in New York, the runners experienced a chilly morning before warming up during the race, and therefore had to shed layers before the 26.2 mile run across all five boroughs of New York City. Runners discarded jackets, sweatshirts and...

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Levi's and Goodwill launch donation-by-mail clothes program

The San Francisco-based denim company is turning to Goodwill for a good cause. For the holiday season, Levi’s has partnered with the organization is order to give back through donating clothes. The program works through Levi’s and Docker’s e-commerce sites. When customers buy from either company online, the boxes they receive will double as...

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Orange County gains upscale Goodwill boutique

Orange County just gained another clothing-exchange retailer. The non-profit organization just opened its O.C. Goodwill Boutique offering designer-donated goods in Huntington Beach. The new store will have an interior that reflects its higher-end inventory. The store itself will stock inventory similar to department store discount merchandise....