Monsoon onboard as eBay teams with ACS to make second hand items more accessible

eBay has announced a partnership with clothing resale, sanitisation and repair specialist ACS to expand the online marketplace’s second hand offering.

It says that the tie up will help more brands and retailers to create and quickly scale resale offerings, while giving eBay UK’s 20 million plus customers more choice in second hand goods.

The first retail partner to launch on ACS’ eBay Shop is Monsoon, with other high street names set to follow.

ACS cleans, sanitises and repairs second hand items, making them resale ready, as well as arranging the logistics of item listing and delivery. The eBay platform will connect its millions of shoppers worldwide with this stock.

Lucy Peacock, Head of Preloved at eBay UK, comments: “Across the fashion industry we know there is a greater need to build a sustainable future.”

“Since 1995, eBay has extended the life cycle of products, whether through consumer to consumer reselling or our Imperfects hub, so it’s fantastic to partner with ACS, who are at the forefront of enabling the circular fashion economy.”

“Pairing eBay’s reach among conscious customers, with ACS’ expertise in garment repair, resale and recycling will help reduce waste in the fashion industry and showcase a kinder way to shop that benefits both people’s wallets and the planet.”

Andrew Rough, Chief Executive Officer, ACS Clothing, says: "The surge in second hand clothing sales is undoubtedly a reaction to the growing consumer conscience of sustainability in fashion as well as the increasing cost of living and the pressure this places on spending.”

“eBay is famous for its vast offering of preloved clothing, and this scalable resale partnership with ACS will enable them to develop this further.”

"As the biggest back-end logistics provider of resale garments in the UK., the ACS resale offering extends clothing life to minimise waste and keep current garments in circulation for longer.”

“We take care of textile repairs, eco-friendly cleaning, quality control and more to get those preloved items back on the shelf.”

"This partnership with eBay is not only important news for the development of circular fashion, we process over six million items at our 200,000 sq ft fashion hub each year, but it is a stepping stone for ACS as this will enable us to open our first brand approved shop front.”

"We want to redesign the future of fashion by providing a solution to the industry's sustainability crisis.”

“We seek to transform the fashion industry from the outdated take-make-dispose model toward a circular fashion solution that extends the life of existing textiles and diverts clothing from landfills. With eBay, we know this is possible."