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Buffalo Exchange
Buffalo Exchange is a family-owned resale fashion chain founded in Tucson, Arizona in 1974 that pioneered the buy-sell-trade model for secondhand clothing. Customers bring in gently used, on-trend clothing and accessories and receive cash or store trade on the spot, while shoppers browse a hand-picked mix of current styles, vintage finds and designer pieces at a fraction of retail. With roughly 40 stores across the United States and about 590 employees, Buffalo Exchange has built a business around affordable, sustainable style, keeping millions of garments in circulation each year and channeling small change into local charities through programs like Tokens for Bags.
Marine Layer
Marine Layer is a San Francisco-based casual apparel brand built around one obsession: absurdly soft clothes. Founded in 2009 by Mike Natenshon and Adam Lynch, the company built its identity on proprietary fabrics - blends of Supima cotton, MicroModal spun from beechwood pulp, and recycled fibers - sold through a direct-to-consumer model spanning e-commerce and 55+ retail stores. A Certified B Corporation, Marine Layer runs a textile take-back program called Re-Spun that has collected over a million used T-shirts and turns them into new garments. The brand sits in the premium-casual, California-lifestyle segment, competing on comfort, sustainability credentials, and a laid-back aesthetic.
Trashie
Trashie is a recycling and rewards platform that makes responsible disposal of clothing, textiles, and electronics frictionless. Customers buy a Take Back Bag, fill it with unwanted items in almost any condition, mail it back, and earn TrashieCash redeemable for rewards at hundreds of brands. Built by the team behind zero-waste fashion brand For Days, Trashie turns the chore of recycling into a rewarded habit while diverting millions of pounds of waste from landfills.