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Footwear reCommerce Adds New Players But Faces Old Challenges of Selling Used Shoes

Footwear reCommerce Adds New Players But Faces Old Challenges of Selling Used Shoes
Footwear reCommerce Adds New Players But Faces Old Challenges of Selling Used Shoes
February 18, 2022  |  Retail

When fledgling footwear and apparel maker Allbirds, whose stock has fallen almost 70% since its initial public offering (IPO) in November, announced Thursday (Feb. 17)...

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Furniture Returns Are Both Consumer Nightmare and Business Dream
Furniture Returns Are Both Consumer Nightmare and Business Dream
December 17, 2021  |  Retail

If you’re sitting in a chair as you read this sentence, consider this question: What will happen to the chair when you no longer need...

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Luxury Reseller Rebag Bags $33M in Series E
Luxury Reseller Rebag Bags $33M in Series E
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

The online luxury goods reseller Rebag says it has raised $33 million through a Series E round, bringing the firm’s total funding to $101 million....

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Luxury Resale Is Booming, But Some Luxury Brands Fear Cannibalization
Luxury Resale Is Booming, But Some Luxury Brands Fear Cannibalization
December 09, 2021  |  Retail

Any college-level Business 101 course makes at least a cursory mention of cannibalization, in which companies can inflict unintentional harm as new products edge out...

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Luxury Brands Rush to Own the Resale Experience
Luxury Brands Rush to Own the Resale Experience
November 30, 2021  |  Retail

Each week, it seems, another luxury brand jumps into the secondhand market. Last week, for example, it was Oscar de la Renta; before that, it...

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Metaverse Goes Mainstream, Retailers Adopt D2C Playbook, Resale Sees Opportunity
Metaverse Goes Mainstream, Retailers Adopt D2C Playbook, Resale Sees Opportunity
November 10, 2021  |  Today In Data

Retailers are borrowing from the direct-to-consumer playbook in their new store concepts. Plus, resale marketplaces find a “compelling opportunity” among the supply chain bottleneck, and...

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Poshmark Sales Hurt by Apple Privacy Changes
Poshmark Sales Hurt by Apple Privacy Changes
November 10, 2021  |  Retail

Resale marketplace Poshmark reported lower-than-expected sales in the third quarter as the company grapples with the impact of Apple’s privacy changes in its iOS system,...

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Resale Marketplaces See ‘Compelling Opportunity’ as Others Struggle With Supply Chain
Resale Marketplaces See ‘Compelling Opportunity’ as Others Struggle With Supply Chain
November 09, 2021  |  Retail

Secondhand marketplaces thredUP and The RealReal say they have been immune thus far from the higher prices and tangled supply chains plaguing many other retailers...

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Poshmark Allows Brands to Sell Directly on Platform
Poshmark Allows Brands to Sell Directly on Platform
October 27, 2021  |  Retail

Online apparel platform Poshmark has rolled out the Brand Closet Program, which allows large brands to connect directly with and sell on the company’s secondhand...

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