ThredUp

We're officially one week out from The Lead Summit, who's going? Our CEO and co-founder James Reinhart will take the stage on July 11 to discuss how to leverage AI to enhance shoppability and discoverability, using insights from ThredUp's own experience as a case study. We hope to see you there!

The fashion industry is one of the dirtiest industries that exist. The industry itself is responsible for roughly ten percent of GHG emissions, and fast fashion’s impact not only contributes to that percentage, but is the leading force. Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, alongside Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), announced the first-ever Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to curb fast fashion pollution through climate-smart policies; a huge step in the fight against the climate crisis. This morning, the Members held a press conference to launch the platform and invited ThredUp's Chief Legal Officer Alon Rotem to deliver the opening remarks. “The launch of the Slow Fashion Caucus gives us a powerful new platform to forge ahead. Together we can drive the fashion policy agenda forward and change the incentive structures to benefit our shared planet and resources,” Alon said in his remarks. Thank you to the Congresswoman Pingree for inviting ThredUp to a part of this incredibly crucial platform, and to Rachel Seville Tashjian and The Washington Post for diving into what the Slow Fashion Caucus has set out to do.

Thank you Innovation Forum and Kelly A. Burton for having ThredUp's Chief Legal Officer Alon Rotem join Day 2 of the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference in NYC. Alon shared his insights on where shoppers rank environmental causes on their priority list and whether their values make it past checkout, and how often those perceptions can change. It was a thought-provoking conversation and we were honored to be a part of it.

Thank you to WWD and Evan Clark for sharing our news that we announced this morning. While the adoption of resale continues to rise, so do the stakes when it comes to customer experience. Today we announced the appointment of Tapestry's Chief Omni and Innovation Officer Noam Paransky to our Board of Directors. Having more than 25 years in digital retail innovation and omnichannel strategy, Paransky will advise ThredUp as we continue to transform our business into an AI-powered resale marketplace, improving the secondhand shopping journey and encouraging more shoppers to choose used. Welcome to the team, Noam!

Fashion has a dark side, but secondhand is playing an important role in combating industry waste. Thank you Aaron Heslehurst for inviting our CEO James Reinhart to participate in a discussion about sustainable fashion on BBC News and helping spread awareness around how ThredUp is disrupting the traditional, linear ecommerce model; how brands can incorporate circularity into their strategies; and what AI is doing to improve the secondhand shopping journey and encourage more shoppers to choose used. Listen to the full episode of Talking Business here: https://lnkd.in/gzn9FAXk

For the last 15 years, we've been building the infrastructure and backbone of how resale works on the Internet. To hear how we've scaled our business to capture rising demand for secondhand and why resale should be treated like electric vehicles and solar energy, tune into the latest episode of The Modern Retail Podcast with Cale Guthrie Weissman and our CEO James Reinhart.

Headed to The Lead next month? Our CEO James Reinhart will take the stage to discuss how to leverage AI to enhance shoppability and discoverability, using insights from ThredUp's own experience as a case study. Mark your calendars for July 11!

At ThredUp, we think a lot about where shoppers rank environmental causes on their priority list and whether their values make it past checkout. On June 27, our Chief Legal Officer Alon Rotem will take the stage at the Innovation Forum's Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference in NY to explore this with Kelly A. Burton. Reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/eGByzKuV #IFapparelUS24

Eric Ries invited our CEO James Reinhart to be one of the first guests of his new podcast, The Eric Ries Show. Whether you're interested in fashion or not, this is a must-listen for anyone remotely interested in business, with insightful stories about the small wins, speedbumps, and learnings you encounter on the quest to build an enduring business.

Like most great businesses, ThredUp was born to address a market failure: Secondhand clothes. Today, the secondhand apparel market is exploding, projected to reach $350 billion globally by 2028. But it’s not without tensions in making the business and operating model work – and scale. Our CEO James Reinhart sat down with the team at World Retail Congress to share his POV on how the resale market has evolved and how ThredUp continues to disrupt the space 15 years after its founding. Listen in!👇