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John Lewis unveils first pre-loved pop-up with Sign of the Times

British department store chain John Lewis has hopped on the pre-loved pop-up bandwagon, opening such a concept in its Peter Jones store in partnership with reseller Sign of the Times. Located on Sloane Square in Chelsea, Peter Jones is a part of the John Lewis Partnership and will, for a certain period of time, play host to a collection of...

Podcast

Podcast: Should resale websites ban fast fashion?

On second-hand clothing platforms, there are not many rules. While most platforms now have rules addressing fake products, there are no restrictions on the brands a consumer can offer. Should resale websites ban fast fashion? Source: Conscious Style Podcast

Business

Net-a-Porter partners with By Rotation and Hurr to trial rental

Luxury fashion platform Net-a-Porter has revealed that it will be trialling a rental offering through new partnerships with By Rotation and Hurr, both online fashion rental platforms. Through the collaboration, Net-a-Porter said it is looking to extend its designer curation to a wider customer base, offering UK-based clients the option to rent...

Retail

Sellier pre-loved pop-ups open at Flannels

Flannels has unveiled a new partnership with luxury resale platform Sellier that has seen a number of pop-ups for pre-loved goods open at its stores, each running until January 14. Set in Flannels’ Glasgow Cruise location and its Liverpool flagship, the in-store spaces offer a “highly curated” collection of “rare handbags and accessories” from...

Retail |In Pictures

Arket opens first-ever concession store in Selfridges and launches resale platform

Fashion and lifestyle brand Arket, part of the H&M Group, has opened its first-ever concession at Selfridges London. The new shop-in-shop joins its four other UK standalone stores in London, including Oxford Street, Regent Street, Westfield Stratford City and Covent Garden, and showcases the brand’s womenswear collection. Arket Selfridges is...

Business |Interview Featured

Sellier founder on resale’s rising detachment from fast fashion

Last week, Vestiaire Collective took its stance on fast fashion one step further. The Parisian resale platform extended its ban on clothing from the category to now cover over 30 brands, with the likes of Zara, H&M, Urban Outfitters and Gap among those newly blacklisted. The move followed a similar ban initiated by the company in 2022, and built...

BusinessFeatured

Reflaunt and SuperCircle announce joint resale and recycling offering

Lisbon - Reflaunt, the resale technology solution used by Altuzarra, Balenciaga and Net-A-Porter among others, will join forces with fashion textile recycling platform SuperCircle. The partnership was officially announced during a stage presentation at Web Summit, the largest tech congress held in Lisbon, on Thursday, by SuperCircle co-founder...

Business

Vestiaire Collective cuts out H&M, Zara and more in expanded fast fashion ban

Second-hand resale platform Vestiaire Collective has said that it will be expanding its ban of fast fashion in a bid to further its efforts of tackling waste in the industry. While in 2022, the ban impacted the likes of Boohoo, Pretty Little Thing, Asos and Shein, now the company will also be permanently banning Gap, Zara, Urban Outfitters,...

Fashion

Rebag and ThredUp partner to “push boundaries” of the resale market

Luxury accessories and jewellery resale platform Rebag has announced a partnership with online resale platform ThredUp to expand resale services. Under the new partnership, Rebag customers will be able to resell gently worn luxury items on ThredUp in exchange for Rebag shopping credit, while ThredUp customers will be able to shop select Rebag...

Business

Fashionphile acquires LXRandCo. to expanding to B2B wholesale

San Diego-based luxury resale platform Fashionphile, which specialises in pre-owned, ultra-luxury accessories, is expanding into business-to-business wholesale after acquiring Canadian pre-owned luxury omnichannel retailer LXRandCo. (LXR). In a statement, Fashionphile said it has acquired the inventory, intellectual property assets, including...

Fashion

Celtic & Co. launches resole, repair, resale and recycle service

Sustainable fashion brand Celtic & Co. is rolling out its in-house circular service that resoles, repairs, resells and recycles customers' products following a soft launch in September. The initiative aims to prolong the life of its customers' products by providing a sustainable alternative to sending their pre-loved clothing and footwear to...

Business

Vinted introduces item verification to UK platform

Secondhand marketplace Vinted has introduced a new Item Verification service to its UK platform, allowing users to access authenticity checks on select designer items. The service costs 10 pounds an item, paid for by buyers, and is eligible for brands listed at 100 pounds or over, each of which will display a diamond-shaped badge on the product...