As resale becomes mainstream — the market is expected to triple in three years — department stores are a natural next step. Nordstrom said it will issue gift cards in exchange for customers’ used clothing, handbags, shoes, jewelry and watches, which will be cleaned and repaired as needed before being resold. The company now sells used clothing and handbags at 40 of its 630 stores. Kimberly Ross, 57, of Baton Rouge, says she was perplexed when secondhand handbags began popping up at the local Dillard’s store a few years ago. “Bottom line for me is that used merchandise does not belong in a department store,” she said.

Source: Washington Post January 29, 2020 17:48 UTC