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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Alice Fisher

Many happy returns: sustainable startups are turning a profit from your unwanted clothes

A young woman with long hair, wearing a large uniform labelled ACS, stands in a garment warehouse and holds up a silk-lined dress that is flat on a table
A worker checks a garment at sustainable startup ACS (Alternative Clothing Solutions) in Motherwell, Scotland. Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/the Observer

For many, the Boxing Day sales are a festive tradition, but last week major retailers from Next to John Lewis announced that their stores would stay closed as they expected customers to do their bargain hunting online.

For those who regret their internet purchases – or those who unwrapped yet another hideous Christmas jumper – the prospect of a trip to the post office to send their returns awaits.

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