The French company Carrefour has opted for the circular textile economy by adding corners to two of its establishments in Madrid and Barcelona to sell second-hand clothing.
These two points of sale have been managed in collaboration with Patapam , a company specializing in second-hand clothing that has managed to make a name for itself in the sector. Thus, since last summer, Carrefour has managed to market more than 4,000 clothing units in the baby, children’s, women’s and men’s categories.
However, it is important to note that these garments are not sold online ., and that the only points of sale available are the establishments in Madrid and Barcelona where the clothing corners have been placed.
The garments offered for sale are of all kinds : summer clothes, winter clothes, pants, t-shirts, sweaters, ankle boots, sweatshirts, etc. So the catalog that any user can find is quite extensive.
All the garments sold had previously gone through a review process in which they previously ensured that they met all hygiene and safety requirements, as indicated by the company in a statement.
Carrefour has announced that this project is part of the actions that it has been carrying out for some years toraise awareness in its stores and promote responsible consumption of textiles .
Already in 2019, applying a strong awareness of the environmental damage caused by the activity of certain industries , the Carrefour group and other companies in the sector signed The Fashion Pact , an agreement that entailed a joint commitment to reduce the footprint left by the industry of fashion in the environment. Since then, the distribution company has developed numerous initiatives that have come hand in hand with an increase in sustainable products to curb the impact of textile manufacturing .
Alcampo joins the fight for the environment
In this sense, Carrefour has not been the only one to take action to preserve the future, since Alcampo opened its first used clothing corner last May in its establishment in Sant Boi de Llobregat, in Barcelona .
This alternative, which is committed to the circular economy in the textile field, seemed to have an effect since, in September, it was extended to its Diagonal Mar hypermarket, also in the Catalan capital. This chain will culminate when on Friday, October 29, it opens another sales space in the Alcampo de Fuenlabrada, in Madrid .
Alcampo acts in collaboration with Moda re- , a social initiative promoted by Caritasthat pursues a double objective: on the one hand, to favor the reuse of clothing, and on the other, the social and labor inclusion of vulnerable groups .
