Journeys Announces "Journeys Second-Hand," a Resale Program Enabled by thredUP's Resale-as-a-Service®
Journeys turns to thredUP to offer its customers affordable, sustainable fashion apparel to pair with its growing catalog of footwear brands.
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“Journeys Second–Hand” is powered by thredUP’s Resale-as-a-Service® (RaaS®), which enables the world’s leading fashion brands and retailers to deliver customizable, scalable resale experiences to their customers. Journeys is the first footwear retailer with an apparel-only resale site powered by thredUP’s RaaS. The company joins more than 40 retailers offering resale programs through RaaS, including
More than half of Gen Z are more likely to shop with a brand that offers secondhand clothing alongside new, according to thredUP’s 2023 Resale Report. Journeys’ Group President
“We’re picky about our partnerships because we know that teens are pretty picky about where they shop, as well as what they choose to wear,” said Gallione. “thredUP was the right partner for us to enter the resale market based on its ability to fulfill the needs of our core teen consumers and offer the brands, styles and trends they see on social media. But beyond adding value to our online capabilities, thredUP’s platform also supports our larger corporate ESG initiatives.”
Journeys makes it easy for customers to find branded footwear they love, and with “Journeys Second-Hand,” customers can now build a secondhand outfit that supports their personal style—all on the Journeys website. Through “Journeys Second-Hand,” customers can purchase secondhand apparel from Journeys at journeys.thredup.com. Customers can also earn Journeys shopping credit for sending in gently-worn items. To participate in Clean Out, customers can generate a prepaid shipping label from journeys.thredup.com, fill any shippable box or bag with apparel, shoes, and accessories from any brand in their closet, and ship it to thredUP for free. For items that sell, customers receive Journeys credit that can be used both online and in-store.
“We’re thrilled to see Journeys, a footwear retailer, leverage resale as a complimentary offering to its core business,” said
For more information, please visit journeys.thredup.com, and to learn more about thredUP's RaaS, visit raas.thredup.com.
About Journeys
Journeys is a teen specialty retail leader with an emphasis on trendy and affordable branded footwear, apparel, and accessories. With more than 800 stores across the
About thredUP
thredUP is transforming resale with technology and a mission to inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first. By making it easy to buy and sell secondhand, thredUP has become one of the world's largest online resale platforms for apparel, shoes and accessories. Sellers love thredUP because we make it easy to clean out their closets and unlock value for themselves or for the charity of their choice while doing good for the planet. Buyers love shopping value, premium and luxury brands all in one place, at up to 90% off estimated retail price. Our proprietary operating platform is the foundation for our managed marketplace and consists of distributed processing infrastructure, proprietary software and systems and data science expertise. With thredUP's Resale-as-a-Service, some of the world's leading brands and retailers are leveraging our platform to deliver customizable, scalable resale experiences to their customers. thredUP has processed over 137 million unique secondhand items from 55,000 brands across 100 categories. By extending the life cycle of clothing, thredUP is changing the way consumers shop and ushering in a more sustainable future for the fashion industry.
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Journeys Media Contact
(615) 367-7027
RBOWMAN@journeys.com
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(615) 367-8283
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