ReCommerce

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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