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Zircle: Zalando tests resale with second-hand clothing pop-up

Zalando has become the latest fashion company to dip its toes into the resale market as it pilots ‘Zircle’, a pop-up store in Berlin's Alexa shopping mall that sells second-hand clothing. Zircle (the name combines the words Zalando and Circular) sells used fashion items that were purchased from customers of Zalando Wardrobe. A spokesperson for...

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Rwanda doesn't want hand-me-down clothes from the West

Rwanda, once a global importer of second-hand clothing, is hoping its wool and textile exports will open opportunities for its citizens, especially women. The country's "Made in Rwanda" campaign is helping efforts to manufacture at home by increasing exports of small and medium businesses in different industries, said CNN in a report. Since...