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Resale’s Fast Fashion Purge

Vestiaire Collective will now block 30 brands including Gap, H&M and Zara from its platform, adding to an earlier ban on Boohoo and other low-priced online retailers. It’s an eco-conscious spin on a broader push upmarket by secondhand companies.
A pile of old clothes on front of the Empire State Building in New York.
Resale platform Vestiaire Collective is stepping up a ban on fast fashion, putting an eco-conscious spin on a broader shift upmarket in the re-commerce space. (Vestiaire Collective)

Vestiaire Collective is stepping up a

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The Next Shakeup in Resale

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Inside The RealReal’s Big Reset

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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