by Mike Duff | Aug 5, 2024 | Retail Articles
Online resale marketplace Mercari is giving consumers in United States direct access to inventory from millions of sellers on the Japan-based platform. Mercari also has opened a physical store in Los Angeles. U.S. shoppers can now explore Mercari x Japan and browse an...
by Mike Duff | Aug 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
A new report sponsored by nShift, a delivery and experience management firm, reports more than half of participants in a global survey consider easy returns as the most important factor in their shopping decisions, ahead of retailers offering the lowest price or the...
by Chandler Harvey | Jul 29, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Recommerce. Refurbished. Resale. Whatever you might call it, it is getting more attention and demand today. It has emerged from a niche in the retail world into a greater consideration with retailers including eBay, Poshmark, Walmart and Ikea, among others, making...
by Mike Duff | Jul 16, 2024 | Retail Articles
The annual Deloitte Back-to-School Survey reveals parents of K-12 school children are weighing prices and priorities in preparation for the classroom return, budgeting for necessities, but they are making room for a few indulgences. The survey also checked in on...
by Mike Duff | Mar 28, 2024 | Retail Articles
ThredUp’s annual Resale Report, in its 12th year of sizing up the second-hand market and resale industry, provided a snapshot of current trends driving growth in a sector that’s gaining faster in some cases than retail in general. For example, ThredUp reported apparel...