Turning Surplus Apparel into Sustainable Success

The fashion industry is at a crossroads. Rapid trend cycles and rising return rates are fueling an unprecedented surplus of apparel—much of which ends up in landfills. As sustainability becomes a top priority for brands and consumers alike, finding smarter solutions for excess inventory is more important than ever.

The apparel industry faces a growing sustainability challenge:

• Americans discard 11.3 million tons of clothing annually—over 2,000 items every second.
• Apparel return rates reach up to 40%, with large volumes of items ending up in landfills or incinerated.

There’s a better way:

• 58% of consumers shopped secondhand apparel in 2024.
• The resale market is growing 15x faster than traditional retail.
• Leading brands are leveraging B-Stock’s B2B recommerce platform to keep clothing in circulation, reduce waste, and recover more value from surplus inventory.

Ready to turn surplus into sustainable success?

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