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Selfridges to host ‘Swap Shop’ concept via Loanhood collaboration

Luxury department store Selfridges is preparing to launch a new concept that will allow shoppers to exchange pre-owned pieces for other secondhand products. Dubbed the ‘Swap Shop’, the in-store experience has been developed alongside circular fashion platform Loanhood, with the goal of prolonging the lifespan of clothing and encouraging the...

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Emerging labels find opportunity on fashion rental platform Loanhood

Fashion rental platform Loanhood is seeing success with its curation of emerging brands. The UK-based company has grown 103 percent since its app debuted in July, which allows users to be both renters and loaners. Having established relationships with Graduate Fashion Week, LCF, LJMU and GCU, the platform has the support of the world’s largest...

Fashion

Loanhood peer-to-peer rental platform to launch this week

Loanhood, a new peer-to-peer platform described by its founders as “like Depop but rental” is set to launch a subscription-free app on July 7. The rental app, launching on Apple and Android, states that “every garment matters,” and it will be a gender-inclusive service allowing people to list items or looks as womenswear, menswear or ungendered...