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The thrift store market - France

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Study Overview

A thrift store is a retail outlet selling second-hand clothes. There are two types of thrift store:

Thrift stores run by charitable organizations, whose clothes come from private donations; Thriftshops run on a consignment basis: individuals sell their clothes to the thrift shop, which acts as a commercial intermediary.

The global second-hand clothing market is expected to grow by 78% between 2023 and 2028. In the United States, the largest second-hand market, it is even expected to grow 9 times faster than the overall clothing market in 2028. The appeal of thrift stores is twofold: they offer not only low-priced clothing, but also vintage-style clothing. Buying second-hand clothes in these stores is becoming more and more chic and is gradually becoming part of everyday life, with sales driven mainly by young people and a growing ecological awareness. As a result, the French second-hand market has really taken off in recent years, and is now considered to becompeting with the fast-fashion market. Paradoxically, fast fashion brands are also trying to respond to this need for more sustainable fashion, by launching their own online resale platforms for second-hand clothes. Although physical stores are still very popular, the Internet plays a considerable role in this sector, as demonstrated by the success of second-hand clothing resale platforms such as Vinted and Depop.

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Contents

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1. Market overview
- 1.1 Definition and scope of the study
- 1.2 A booming global market
- 1.3 Sustained growth in the French market
- 1.4 Foreign trade in second-hand goods
2. Demand analysis
- 2.1 The French are increasingly fond of second-hand clothes
- 2.2 Young people drive the market upwards
- 2.3 Towards a more sustainable way of consuming clothes?
- 2.4 Men's fashion, a potential to be exploited
3. Market structure
- 3.1 The different models of second-hand clothing sales
- 3.2 Africa: a major outlet for European industry
- 3.3 Intensifying competition in the French market
- 3.4 The Internet turn
4. Offer analysis
- 4.1 Consumers' desire to pay less
- 4.2 The revival of thrift store concepts
- 4.3 The brands most represented on second-hand platforms
- 4.4 Used luxury goods make their mark on the market
5. Regulations
- 5.1 Registration with French authorities