Fashion Resale Is Facing an Inventory Crunch

Resale is growing 3X faster than retail fashion.  3X—ThredUP estimates that the global secondhand apparel market will grow 3X faster than the global apparel market.  8X—in North America, it’ll grow to $82 Billion by 2025.

In the US alone, the secondhand fashion market could grow 20% between 2020 and 2025 to reach $67 billion in size, according to estimates by Business of Fashion Insights.

Online resale is growing 4X faster than offline.  ~$37 B (50% of total)—estimated share of online sales of secondhand fashion by 2024.  ~$28 B (43%)—offline thrift & donation (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc.).