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PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

25 April 2022

2 minutes

Young Estonian Startup Upty Acquires Their Larger Finnish Competitor and Opens Up Seed Round

TALLINN, Estonia: Estonian startup Upty, the leading resale e-store in the Baltic region, is pleased to announce the acquisition of its Finnish peer, Rekki. In addition, Upty is planning to kick-start the fundraising in the coming months in order to pursue the Company's accelerated expansion across Europe.

Young Upty successfully acquired its larger...

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

22 April 2022

4 minutes

thredUP Debuts the Recommerce 100, a Comprehensive Review of Branded Resale Programs

OAKLAND, US: thredUP (NASDAQ: TDUP), one of the largest online resale platforms for women's and kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories, today announced the Recommerce 100, a comprehensive review of brands and retailers with dedicated resale programs. The monthly index, conducted by thredUP's resale analysts, tracks brands' adoption of resale and top...

SecondHand / Research

14 April 2022

4 minutes

Not only is secondhand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, a new research study finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for secondhand clothes and accessories.

UNCOVERED: If you are stylish, you are more likely to buy secondhand clothes

Researchers have found that the higher people rate on style-consciousness, the more likely they are to shop second hand. In fact, style-consciousness was a bigger predictor of second-hand shopping than being frugal or ecologically-conscious. A look at the fascinating findings.

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Report

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

15 March 2022

3 minutes

With a new and more user-friendly app, still free to download and register, members in the U.S. can now even more conveniently trade their pre-loved clothes and accessories with one another.

Vinted's App Saves Money in Trading Pre-Loved Fashion and Lifestyle Items

LOS ANGELES: Vinted, Europe’s leading online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, just released a newly improved version of its mobile app and online platform for the U.S. market. While the platform brings additional options to further enable consumers to trade pre-loved fashion and lifestyle items with each...