Many online thrift stores that emerged during lockdown are being run by multi-tasking school and college students

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February 10, 2021 18:48 IST
A lot of online thrift stores that saw the light in 2020 are managed by eco-conscious, multi-tasking school and college students. Here’s what motivates these young entrepreneurs
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A lot of online thrift stores that saw the light in 2020 are managed by eco-conscious, multi-tasking school and college students. Here’s what motivates these young entrepreneurs
For 20-year-old Arunima Gupta, an Economics student from Delhi, upcycling garments started as a ‘skill development’ project, guided by YouTube tutorials during lockdown.
“I have been following the upcycling scene for more than five years now. There wasn’t much happening in India, then. But it is different now, there is a whole community of thrift shoppers,” she says.

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