Recommerce is on the rise as retail locations struggle to attract customers after the pandemic, they are running short of backroom storage space while dealing with a rising tide of returned items. The situation is even more challenging for e-commerce companies, where returns accounted for $761 billion in lost revenue, the National Retail Federation recently reported. Meet Marcus Shen, CEO […]
Earth911 Podcast: B-Stock’s Marcus Shen on Growing the Resale Economy
Recommerce is on the rise as retail locations struggle to attract customers after the pandemic, they are running short of backroom storage space while dealing with a rising tide of returned items. The situation is even more challenging for e-commerce companies, where returns accounted for $761 billion in lost revenue, the National Retail Federation recently reported. Meet Marcus Shen, CEO […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Beni’s Sarah Pinner on Making Shopping for Reused Clothing Fashionable
The clothing we wear is a source of carbon emissions and landfill waste. Sarah Pinner, co-founder and CEO of Beni, introduces a new plugin for Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari browsers that helps shoppers find reused alternatives to new clothing. Beni makes thrift shopping easy with a digital helping hand, and the team is working to add environmental impact information […]
Earth911 Podcast: Beni’s Sarah Pinner on Making Shopping for Reused Clothing Fashionable
The clothing we wear is a source of carbon emissions and landfill waste. Sarah Pinner, co-founder and CEO of Beni, introduces a new plugin for Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari browsers that helps shoppers find reused alternatives to new clothing. Beni makes thrift shopping easy with a digital helping hand, and the team is working to add environmental impact information […]