The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a new guideline dedicated to secondhand and pre-loved items in a bid to help the industry work towards a circular economy. The report has been developed with input from retailers, resale platforms, charity retailers and industry experts and outlines steps businesses can take to adhere to the...
Nike has revealed a robot-augmented system in its Nike Town London store designed to clean and repair shoes with the goal of extending their lifecycle. ‘Bot Initiated Longevity Lab’ (BILL) is part of the retailer’s latest efforts in steering towards a circular future, with the robot’s primary purpose set out to be helping Nike reduce its impact...
13 Sept 2022
Uniqlo has opened a dedicated area for repairing and remaking used clothing in its London Regent Street store. The initiative, entitled Re:Uniqlo Studio, aims to keep Uniqlo items in circulation for a longer lifespan, with alterations and tailoring services available alongside further customisation options, such as resizing, mending and hemming....
9 Sept 2022
The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has revealed it will be bringing its new international edition of the Global Fashion Summit to Singapore, expanding the conference from its Copenhagen roots. For this edition, set to take place November 2, the summit will focus on the perspectives of manufacturers and supply chain partners in a bid to understand...
8 Sept 2022
Ebay UK has struck up a partnership with preloved clothing repair and resale specialists Reskinned in a bid to expand its marketplace’s preloved offering. The company, which is currently working with over 30 brands, including River Island and Joules, takes back worn clothing from shoppers and reconditions them for resale, repurpose or recycling....
Swedish recycling company Renewcell is well known in the textile industry, most notably for upcycling cellulosic textile waste, such as cotton clothes, and transforming it into its new material Circulose. Since its foundation in 2012, it has partnered with companies like H&M, Aditya Birla, Tangshan Sanyou, Levi’s, Ganni, Daiwabo Rayon and...
6 Sept 2022
Zalando and Decathlon have linked with Groupe Eram, and Revalorem to back the launch of a programme to recycle the soles of shoes at the French technology centre, Cetia. The group, together with France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, are investing one million euros to help accelerate the creation of the programme, which is also open to other brands...
2 Sept 2022
The UK’s Isle of Wight has announced the launch of a clothing and textile recycling campaign developed alongside its waste partner, Amey. The campaign hopes to encourage its residents to consider reducing, reusing and recycling when dealing with unwanted clothing and textiles. Each week the initiative will go into depth on one of the ‘three Rs’,...
1 Sept 2022
Beni, a free Chrome browser extension, has launched in a bid to make shopping for secondhand items easier. Once installed, the app intercepts online shopping searches and directs users to the same or similar products on over 20 resale marketplaces, such as The RealReal, Rent the Runway, Vestiaire Collective and Ebay. According to its CEO and...
Inditex, owner of fast fashion retailers Zara and Bershka, has been named as the sole cross-sector partner of recently launched plastic recycling project WhiteCycle. The initiative, coordinated by Michelin, looks to develop a circular solution to convert complex waste from textiles made of plastic into “high added value” products. The four-year...
30 Aug 2022
Marimekko has revealed a capsule collection made in collaboration with sustainable textile company Spinnova. The line will be the first commercial drop implementing Spinnova’s responsible fibre into printed products, bringing together the company’s technology with Marimekko’s printmaking. The capsule, which drops August 29 in select markets,...
29 Aug 2022
Resale marketplace The RealReal has published its latest 2022 Luxury Resale Report, outlining data collected from its 28 million plus members. According to the platform, consumer behaviour has seen a sharp shift in the past year when engaging with resale, with a number of demographics becoming increasingly more mindful about where they shop. “In...
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