SKU d: So, are we buying Chanel from ThredUp now?
The French fashion house is still in litigation with The RealReal over authentication claims. Will Chanel be OK with flawed gems appearing on another marketplace? Published May 24, 2021 Adeline Kon/Retail Dive, data from Flickr
Kaarin Vembar is obsessed with the luxury and apparel markets. She also has a sassy mouth so her managing editor decided to give her a column in an attempt to harness insight for readers.
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ThredUp is selling Chanel.
The recent discovery of the fashion house s items on the resale site briefly made my heart stop. Fashion lovers know that Chanel is in the middle of litigation with The RealReal over a similar scenario. So why are Chanel products on ThredUp s site?
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