Americans are shopping more for secondhand clothing as they look to spend less and save money, according to a new report.

Shoppers are not only buying from secondhand retailers more but are also spending less on each purchase.

“The number of secondhand fashion transactions per household grew nine times faster than secondhand spending in March, yet consumers across all income groups are spending less on each purchase since April 2025,” according to a Bank of America Institute report published Tuesday using credit and debit card data.

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    1 month ago

    Nothing will turn the slaves against the masters faster than walking into a second hand clothing store and realizing that smell is their future. That’s the smell of the wretched public. That’s the smell of the great unwashed hordes. That’s the smell of us.