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Can Fashion Resale Ever Be a Profitable Business?
Companies like The RealReal and ThredUp promised Wall Street that with scale comes profit. But operational costs and competition have kept them in the red.
BoF LIVE: The Future of Fashion Resale
Digital platforms have transformed the second-hand fashion market. How should brands and retailers tap into the opportunity?
What Fashion Resale Can Learn from Cars and Consumer Electronics
As the secondhand fashion market grows, more mature resale markets in automotive and consumer electronics can offer lessons on how resale drives consumer engagement, affects brand positioning and may require outsourcing.
Resale Sites Race to Staff Up in the Fight Against Fakes
Companies like The RealReal, StockX, Goat, Rebag and eBay are hiring more authentication experts to weed out counterfeit products. Finding enough qualified candidates is a struggle.
The Future of Resale: 5 Key Questions
With Poshmark and ThredUp joining The RealReal in going public, the fashion resale market is set for major change. BoF examines the five key questions that will determine how the space shapes up.