this isn't even that, it is really unsold, QA approved clothes (not saying good quality because that will widely depend of each brand) say a XXL dress wasn't sold, they will not keep it in stock for ever, it waste space, require accounting and DB sku, all that have a cost that may be in the end higher than the product itself... So right now they destroy it to clean up.
What they must do now is either drop the price a lot, pass it to another company (that will again sell if a much lower price, even if it may r
They destroy them to prevent discounted, new clothing reaching the market. They would be forced to discount to clear it and make way for new stuff, if it wasn't destroyed.
They will be looking for ways to keep it out of the hands of European consumers. Maybe ship it to somewhere else, but the risk is that it becomes less exclusive when people in poorer countries are wearing it. There is also a risk that people there buy it and sell it back to Europeans over the internet.
A lot of luxury brands destroy perfectly good clothing that has minor defects.
They get their logo wrong? Destroyed. Color off? Destroyed.
They care more about their image than the waste.
this isn't even that, it is really unsold, QA approved clothes (not saying good quality because that will widely depend of each brand)
say a XXL dress wasn't sold, they will not keep it in stock for ever, it waste space, require accounting and DB sku, all that have a cost that may be in the end higher than the product itself... So right now they destroy it to clean up.
What they must do now is either drop the price a lot, pass it to another company (that will again sell if a much lower price, even if it may r
Yes, give it away; there are plenty of needy people in the world. Or else stop over-producing clothing and footwear in the first place.
They destroy them to prevent discounted, new clothing reaching the market. They would be forced to discount to clear it and make way for new stuff, if it wasn't destroyed.
They will be looking for ways to keep it out of the hands of European consumers. Maybe ship it to somewhere else, but the risk is that it becomes less exclusive when people in poorer countries are wearing it. There is also a risk that people there buy it and sell it back to Europeans over the internet.
In some cases they could also remove the branding, and sell it as cheap unbranded goods somewhere.