Pre-owned clothing is a surging market with a cool reputation. Yet the economics don't make sense, and most companies are struggling. Sixty-seven percent of millennials in the UK shop second-hand ...

Second hand clothing tips from a Fashion Director There's treasure out there, you just have to know how to find it. By Amy Bannerman Updated: 07 September 2022 ...

Charity shops (70%) are the most popular haunt for second-hand clothes. More than 8 in 10 lovers of the second-hand world are encouraging others to join (Image: www.kitoates.com +447967819873 ) ...

As the second-hand sector becomes a pillar of circular fashion, it is now at risk—challenged by declining garment quality, market saturation, and ...

More people have started to buy 'preloved' or second-hand clothes' in recent years, especially bargain hunters, and one woman ...

The data has been adjusted to accurately reflect the demographics of all UK adults aged 18 years and over. Oxfam’s previous estimates suggest that if every adult in the UK planning to buy new holiday ...

Primrose Freestone, a clinical microbiologist at the University of Leicester in the UK, points out that 'second-hand clothes may be a breeding ground for pathogens,' and gives advice on what to do ...

Buying second-hand clothes ‘could prevent carbon emissions equivalent to 260,000 flights to Greece’ Oxfam found in new research that only 10 per cent of the average wardrobe contents are ...

As well as the rises from the government, wages for NHS staff will also increase by 2.8 per cent in 2025 after a previous 5.5 per cent pay rise in 2024.

This struggle affects every size, type and location of resellers. For-profit second-hand clothing sorters in the UK have been going out of business, citing high labour costs and the degrading ...