Resale, repair, and the circular economy. Secondhand apparel grows ten times faster than retail; right-to-repair laws pass; tariffs make used goods cheaper than new.
Scaling Compounding now. Evidence is visible in company results and data. Largest effect expected 2020–2035.
Second-order effects
Fast fashion loses the bottom of the market; platforms take a cut of every re-sale; brands sell their own used goods; landfill and textile waste become regulated.
Its neighbourhood
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Frictions it intensifies
These pressures get worse, or reach more people.
Solutions it accelerates
Solutions it threatens
Sectors it reshapes
How to track it
If this trend is real, these are the numbers that will show it first.