Zara to offer second-hand clothes service in US by October By Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service to sell, repair or donate second-hand clothes in the United States by the end of October as a way to extend their life cycle and reduce waste, the owner said or. Inditex (BME:) said on Wednesday.

Zara’s ‘Pre-Owned’ platform is already running in 16 European countries after launching in the UK in November 2022.

Inditex previously said it had committed to operating the platform in all strategic markets by 2025 as part of its strategy to also help reduce raw material consumption.

The service is available through Zara stores, its website and an app in countries such as Spain, France and Germany.

Zara has not yet disclosed data on how many customers have used the service in the markets where it is available, but Inditex CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras said its online platforms receive more than 22 million visitors a day.

Other fast fashion retailers such as H&M ( ST: ) also offer products for resale. H&M pre-owned items are available in the US through a standalone website through a partnership with ThredUp.

Zara will also launch live shopping shows in the US as well as other key markets such as Spain, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands in the coming months, the Inditex CEO said after which reported the revenues of the first half of the year. .

Five-hour live shopping shows in China, broadcast weekly on TikTok’s partner site Douyin, have helped boost Zara’s sales since launching in November, retail analytics firm EDITED said.