Seeing Green
Celebrating progress in sustainable living — how we live, travel, eat, move, dress, play, clean… and more.
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Seeing Green - stories of progress, solutions and inspiration. Topics include: apparel, home, food, travel & tourism, sports & outdoors, beauty, personal care, electric vehicles and more.
Spotlight: Houdini Sportswear
With its mission to push the boundaries toward a new, sustainable outdoor industry, Houdini has gained recognition for its innovative designs and sustainable practices. They offer a range of outdoor apparel, all designed to perform well in various outdoor conditions while being mindful of environmental stewardship. Their Houdini Reuse secondhand marketplace helps extend the lifetime and reduce the footprint of their garments. Houdini Circle is their circular store for Houdini clothes, where consumers can choose to buy, sell, repair and rent or subscribe.
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
A look at the rise of resale. British consumers drive secondhand clothing boom. NRF / ThredUp discuss modern resale. Rawlings / SidelineSwap partner for trade-in program. News from Rehome Platform, Vinted, Carousell, Orisha, Depop, Croissant and others. And much more.
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
US, Japan, Sweden, UK dominate secondhand. Ebay Recommerce Report: secondhand as lifestyle choice. Fashion rental makes a comeback. Pre-owned furniture sales growth. Winmark / Impex fitness equipment resale partnership. And much more…
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: ThredUp, J.Crew, DICK'S Sporting Goods, SidelineSwap, ROLEX, eBay UK, Mercari, Inc., UNIQLO, Carousell Group, TERSUS Solutions, The North Face, Arc'teryx Equipment, Mondi Group, GlobalData Plc, What Goes Around Comes Around, Rent The Runway, Archive, CivicScience and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Inditex, Dr. Martens plc, TERSUS Solutions, H&M, Sellpy, Prada Group, Decathlon , Carousell Group, Orange, JBC, Vinted, Depop, Nuuly, Emmy Clothing Company, musicMagpie, CoutLoot, Euromonitor International, Recommerce Group and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: GoodBuy Gear, Kidsy, REI, Tommy Hilfiger, Depop, Trove, Carhartt, DHL, Reflaunt, Vodafone, Recommerce Group, Wish, Remarketed Group, Thrift+, ThredUp, Vinted, The RealReal, rebuy, Swoperz, MPB and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: H&M, New Balance, Archive, Amazon, Hermès, Claudie Pierlot, Epson America Inc., Recommerce Group, Beni, Cloudset, Vinted, Euromonitor International, Vendidit, Hardlyeverwornit.com, trenbe and many more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 16 of my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's recap includes: new plant-based foods arriving in 2024; WTTC and Biosphere partner to help standardize hotel sustainability; Sheep Inc. reports surge in revenue driven by sustainability; Arket and Bundlee parter in children's clothing rental; and a continued spotlight on sustainable alternatives to traditional wine bottles. Plus, a bonus spotlight on the edible cup from Cupffee.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: ba&sh, UNIQLO, Mercari, Inc., Depop, Vestiaire Collective, Vinted, Lampoo, GoodBuy Gear, Klarna, HERA APPAREL SA DE CV, Bain & Company, EasyCep , Flowspace, Two Boxes, Fixably, Quipt, Cashify, ZestMoney, Retail Economics, MPB, PYMNTS, JapanConsuming and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Carousell Group, Thrift+, Trove, Reskinned, Decathlon , ZARA SA, Amazon, Filson, Selfridges, eBay, Poshmark, GoodwillFinds.com, Soum, MPB, Retail Economics, Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, RockingDeals Circular Economy, Happy Returns, a UPS Company, Adevinta, Retail Insight Network, Mintel, OfferUp and more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Recurate, thredUP, Nuuly, Depop, Reboxed®, RockingDeals Circular Economy, Poshmark, CompAsia, eBay, Amazon, GoodwillFinds.com, GoodBuy Gear, Seel and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Crocs, Beyond Yoga, maje, Archive, Burton Snowboards, Arrive Recommerce, thredUP, Cobblers Direct, Canada Goose, Vinted, rebuy, Tommy Hilfiger, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC, FASHIONPHILE, WHSmith North America, Milanuncios, KEH, Pickle and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Barclaycard Payments, ALDI USA, Archive, maje, Trek Bicycle, Decathlon International, OrotonGroup, Rntr., Reversso, IKEA, CHANEL, Worthy.com, CIRCA, Vopero, PopChill 拍拍圈, Entrupy, RockingDeals Circular Economy, eBay, GoodwillFinds.com, Development Economics Research Group (DERG) and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Trove, Worldly, UNIQLO, eBay, Blancco Technology Group, The RealReal, RockingDeals Circular Economy, Fastweb, GoodwillFinds.com, A.L.C., SuperCircle, Archive, Pickle, Nuuly, Rent The Runway, Vivrelle, Armoire, Gwynnie Bee, Wallapop, Novelship, Worn Again Technologies and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Poshmark, Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, Timex Group, Smartwool, a VF Company, Toad&Co, eBay, thredUP, Carousell Group, Mulberry England, RockingDeals Circular Economy, GoodwillFinds.com, eBay, Kaiyo, Circle Economy Foundation, Regeneration.VC and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: REI, H&M, lululemon, DVF (Diane von Furstenberg), Ulla Johnson , Archive, eBay, GoodwillFinds.com, Mamas & Papas, Decathlon International, The RealReal and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: OfferUp, ZARA SA, Inditex, REI, Bumbleride Inc., Rebelstork, Second Gear, Buycycle, Recurate, ALPAKA, ReFit Global, The Body Shop, Depop and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: TikTok, Trove, The RealReal, Goodwill Industries International, GoodwillFinds.com, thredUP, Winmark – the Resale Company, Selfridges, LePrix , Urban Outfitters, Getmobil, Nuuly and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: thredUP, Vestiaire Collective, Mercari, Inc., Recurate, Poshmark, GEARTRADE, Christy Sports, Journeys and many more.
