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Can Technology Create a Better Off-Price Ecosystem?

One start-up is trying to shake up the lucrative and entrenched off-price ecosystem by building an online marketplace to more efficiently connect sellers and buyers of retail’s excess inventory.
The clearance rack at T.J. Maxx clothing store in Annapolis, Maryland, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow.
The clearance rack at T.J. Maxx clothing store. (Getty Images)

Fashion’s inventory glut is proving stubbornly persistent.

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The New Rules of Off-Price Retail

Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.

The Off-Price War Heats Up

From stalwarts like T.J. Maxx and Nordstrom Rack to venture-backed newcomers and online luxury resellers, a multitude of discount retailers are all vying for a piece of the growing off-price market, which will thrive amid the lingering global recession.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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